In fact, each gene in cellular DNA contains the code for a unique protein structure. Not only are these proteins assembled with different amino acid sequences, but they also are held together by ...

While DNA sequencing is routine, determining protein sequences remains one of biology’s toughest challenges, says ...

Bioinformatics integrates biology and data analysis, offering essential tools for genomics and genetics research to optimize ...

This new piece of the body’s immune defense could open new pathways to improved antibiotics and other medicinal therapies.

A research group led by Gian Gaetano Tartaglia, Principal Investigator at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), ...

The 2 Å crystal structure reported here of the collagen-like model peptide, T3-785, provides the first visualization of how the sequence of collagen defines distinctive local conformational ...

Life has evolved over billions of years, adapting to the changing environment. Similarly, enzymes—proteins that speed up ...

Birmingham scientists have shown that a sequence of just three amino acids may reduce the severity of psoriasis when applied ...