Proteins are essential macromolecules that play a crucial role in virtually all biological processes. They are the building blocks of life, performing a wide range of functions within organisms, from ...

Powered by his laptop, some coffee and, at one point, about 80 cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) processors, he generated scores of computer-engineered proteins designed to block a cell ...

Scientists have identified a protein that blocks the activity of bone-forming cells (osteoblasts) by stopping them from maturing during the journey to sites of bone formation, a new study has found.

The folded shape, or conformation, depends directly on the linear amino acid sequence of the protein. The building blocks of proteins are amino acids, which are small organic molecules that ...

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to three scientists who have help unravel some of the enduring secrets of proteins, the building blocks of life. While Demis Hassabis and John ...

Once confined to sportsmen and women, high-protein diets are now commonplace – with Paleo, Atkins, Zone and Dukan advocating that people eat large quantities of fish, meat, eggs, nuts and cheese ...

Dr Ryan West’s research aims to understand how accumulation of toxic proteins leads to frontotemporal dementia, and whether altering specific molecules that form proteins can reduce or prevent nerve ...

Three scientists who discovered powerful techniques to predict and even design novel proteins — the building blocks of life — were awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday.

STOCKHOLM– The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to three scientists for their breakthrough work predicting and even designing the structure of proteins, the building blocks of life.

With Labour setting its housebuilding sights on rural areas, an increasing number of communities are expected to submit bids to protect land and block the diggers moving in. David Harries and Mark ...