In a finding that underscores how deeply conserved the molecular logic of brain building really is, researchers in Chile and ...

Every seed carries a decision inside it: germinate now, or wait. For farmers and plant scientists alike, that decision is ...

Filamentous fungi represent a cornerstone of biotechnological efforts to degrade plant biomass, owing to their prolific secretion of cellulolytic enzymes. These enzymes—principally endoglucanases, ...

Deep in our cells, a wide range of processes are occurring constantly. These cellular processes rely on enzymes to act as catalysts and set off a series of molecular interactions. There are still many ...

Here the authors characterise two botulinum-like toxins, PG1 and PG2. Their light chains cut a key protein in fruit flies; PG1 is toxic even without its heavy chain. PG1 has a distinct compact ...

When you hear 'I'm interested in fermentation,' you might imagine research on making sake or miso.What the Laboratory of Gene Function Regulation at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology is ...

In biology, enzymes have evolved over millions of years to drive chemical reactions. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) have now derived universal ...