Scientists first observed the biological phenomenon of restriction and modification in the 1950s, but they did not identify and isolate restriction enzymes until the late 1960s. 3 In 1970, Hamilton ...

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Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

Led by Huimin Zhao, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the U. of I., the team reported its findings in the journal Nature Communications. "Enzymes have been increasingly used in ...

Lasso peptides are natural products made by bacteria. Their unusual lasso shape endows them with remarkable stability, protecting them from extreme conditions. In a new study, researchers have ...

Researchers synthesize enzymes to learn more about a signaling protein involved in the development of muscle, bone and blood in vertebrate embryos. A team of bioengineers at the University of Texas at ...

Triterpenes, a diverse family of plant-derived molecules, are increasingly recognized for their potential in medicine, food, ...

For many years, researchers have been investigating how a family of enzymes called APOBEC3 can help protect the body from pathogenic viruses, and how it relates to cancer. APOBEC3s are known to ...

Medications affect some people differently than others, and a new study could help scientists understand why, possibly leading to the more-efficient design and production of pharmaceuticals. Certain ...