Frances Arnold's game-changing technique of "directed evolution" creates enzymes with unusual capabilities. Her own evolution made it possible.

Living cells are sustained by countless chemical reactions that must be carefully regulated to maintain internal order and ...

A new study brings this vision closer to reality. The researchers unveil a computational method for designing thousands of different active enzymes with unprecedented efficiency by assembling them ...

Bio-based polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are considered one of the most promising sustainable alternatives to fossil-derived plastics. Poly[(D-lactate)-co-(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] (LAHB) is an ...

Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have developed a new molecule that could open the door to treating triple-negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat ...

Enzymes help digest food, clean laundry, make perfumes, and build medicines. They also break down toxins in the environment. Because of their wide use, scientists have worked for years to create ...

Here's what enzymes are, what they do and how you'll know if you are ever low on them.

Karthik Sankaranarayanan trained in two quite different scientific subfields as a graduate student and as a postdoctoral ...

A group of scientists in Australia discovered something amazing. According to a new paper the researchers published in Nature, there is an enzyme that can turn air into electrical energy. This enzyme ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Codexis, Inc. (CDXS), a leading enzyme engineering company, today announced it has entered into a non-exclusive commercial and manufacturing ...

Researchers just announced the discovery of an enzyme that can convert the hydrogen in the air directly into energy. The enzyme, called Huc, is both very stable and very efficient, leading to hopes it ...

Enzymatic biofuel cells can act as self-powered wearable biosensors by converting chemicals in body fluids into electricity; however, manufacturing challenges have prevented their widespread adoption.