The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii poses a substantial threat in health care settings, readily forming biofilms on wounds ...

The brain has the ability to modify the contacts between neurons. Among other things, that is how it prevents brain activity from getting out of control. Researchers have now identified a mechanism ...

Without enzymes, an organism would not be able to survive. It is these biocatalysts that facilitate a whole range of chemical reactions, producing the building blocks of the cells. Enzymes are also ...

"As an enzyme family they're both positive and negative regulators, which I think was not at all expected," says Cairo. Cairo and his team took a broader approach, looking at the enzyme in a more ...

A new method that successfully designs serine hydrolase enzymes capable of catalyzing ester hydrolysis with high efficiency, demonstrates a computational approach for creating de novo enzymes that ...

BENGALURU: An enzyme sourced from microbes in the cow gut could help tackle stubborn bacterial infections by breaking down ...

On a summer evening, many people reach for mosquito repellents that include N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET) or oil of lemon eucalyptus to keep biting insects at bay. Beyond these personal protection ...