Study uncovers key protein complex controlling sperm motility and male fertility
Infertility affects about one in six couples, and male factors account for roughly half of all cases-often because…
Why your diet may be exporting extinction abroad without you knowing
A new global metric shows how everyday foods, from beef to coffee, carry vastly different extinction costs, exposing…
Scalable synthetic biology revolutionizes targeted therapy with logic-gate proteins
Targeted drug delivery is a powerful and promising area of medicine. Therapies that pinpoint the exact areas of…
Using a lab-designed protein to regulate blood glucose levels
Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered a new way to regulate blood glucose levels…
Rare spacecraft bacterium found to evade detection by playing dead
A rare microorganism found in an unexpected environment may be evading detection by “playing dead,” according to microbiologists…
Largest study of African American brain tissue reveals key Alzheimer gene activity
The prevalence of Alzheimer disease (AD) is approximately two times higher in African Americans (AA) compared to White/European-ancestry…
Supplements Kris Jenner’s Doctor Takes Daily for Muscle, Bone Health
Dr. Jason Snibbe doesn’t take a laundry list of buzzy supplements each morning — he swears by three…
SMOC1 gene plays a surprising role in the development of type 2 diabetes
Scientists at City of Hope®, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in…
Researchers design intrinsically disordered proteins with tailored properties
In synthetic and structural biology, advances in artificial intelligence have led to an explosion of designing new proteins…
Study shows c-Kit–expressing sweet cells are central to taste bud regeneration after nerve injury
Taste is one of our most vital senses, shaping appetite, nutrition, and quality of life. Yet taste buds…
AI-designed proteins revolutionize gene editing precision and safety
Researchers at Integra Therapeutics, in collaboration with the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) Department of Medicine and Life Sciences…
New tool enables and enhances protein investigations
A new tool greatly improves scientists’ ability to identify and study proteins that regulate gene activity in cells,…