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

Since most reactions in your body’s cells need special enzymes, each cell contains thousands of different enzymes. Enzymes let chemical reactions in the body happen millions of times faster than ...

For organs to develop, grow and regenerate, cells must proliferate. But when that process goes awry, leading to uncontrolled ...

Life takes shape with the motion of a single cell. In response to signals from certain proteins and enzymes, a cell can start ...

The study, titled "A family of bacterial Josephin-like deubiquitinases with an irreversible cleavage mode," conducted by the Cologne research team led by Professor Kay Hofmann, has been published in ...

Dead bacteria release an enzyme that breaks down their contents into nutrients for other bacteria, highlighting a novel ...

The researchers observed that light activated the enzyme, causing predictable cell movements. For example, specific light ...

Biology might ultimately provide a solution, however. Researchers have identified bacteria that evolved the ability to digest ...

People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) also have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. However, the exact ...

MIT scientists have discovered a way to control the movements of starfish cells using light, which could have biomedical applications.

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