Detecting cancer in the earliest stages could dramatically reduce cancer deaths because cancers are usually easier to treat when caught early.

(a) Overall Structure of Amuc_1547. (b) Magnesium Ion Binding Pocket in Amuc_1547 (PDB ID: 8HLS): The magnesium ion binding pocket is highlighted, featuring key loop regions (residues 285-304, 209-213 ...

While some types of RNA viruses cloak themselves to hide inside a cell and create copies of themselves, a "detective enzyme" might be attuned to their whereabouts. A slight variation in their genomic ...

(Nanowerk News) Anyone suffering from diabetes cannot live without them - the test strips for measuring blood glucose levels. They contain enzymes that react with glucose in the blood. "Once used, the ...

A team of engineers has developed a wearable device that can monitor blood sugar levels minus the painful finger prick. Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin ...

Tsutomu Mikawa (RIKEN Cellular & Molecular Biology Unit), Yasushi Shigemori and Yuichiro Nakaoki (Aisin Cosmos R&D Co., Ltd.) Biofuel cells that couple the substrate-specific catalytic reaction of ...

Enzymes are amazing catalysts. These proteins are made of nothing more than a handful of Earth-abundant elements, and they promote a vast array of reactions, convert chemical energy to physical motion ...