Fruit fly testes enzyme could stymie harmful pests
An enzyme found in fruit fly testes could control bugs that carry disease and harm crops by stunting their ability to procreate.
Fruit fly testes enzyme could stymie harmful pests
An enzyme found in fruit fly testes could control bugs that carry disease and harm crops by stunting their ability to procreate.
Team cracks 2 enzymes’ role in cancer mutation
Two enzymes that play a role in cancer mutation offer potential new targets for intervention strategies, researchers report.
Method could pave way for drugs to target ‘rogue enzymes’
When enzymes go rogue, they can cause a range of diseases, including cancers. A new platform could reveal molecules that target them.
Enzymes split cotton from polyester in fabric blends
A new way to separate cotton and polyester with enzymes could lead to better textile recycling, say researchers.
Enzymes split cotton from polyester in fabric blends
A new way to separate cotton and polyester with enzymes could lead to better textile recycling, say researchers.
Can a rare bird’s enzyme improve human health?
Using an enzyme from the crested ibis, scientists developed cells engineered to express therapeutic proteins, specifically a thrombin inhibitor.
Textile filter grabs CO2 from gas and air
A textile filter made from cotton and an enzyme that speeds chemical reactions shows promise for removing CO2 from air and gas mixtures.
Can this soil microbe boost artificial photosynthesis?
“This bacterial enzyme is the most efficient carbon fixer that we know of, and we came up with a neat explanation of what it can do.”
Plastic-eating enzyme could gobble up tons and tons of waste
Plastics can take centuries to degrade. A new enzyme breaks them down in hours or days. It could address our major plastic waste problem.