Research Articles
Tuning Nature's Tiny Batteries: How Scientists Are Rewiring Iron-Sulfur Proteins
Discover how scientists are engineering iron-sulfur proteins to create tunable biological batteries with applications from medicine to clean energy.
Disarming a Shape-Shifter: How Scientists Are Unlocking New Malaria Vaccine Strategies
Explore how structural biology reveals how antibodies inhibit Plasmodium vivax by binding to circumsporozoite protein repeats, paving the way for new malaria vaccines.
The Cellular Dream Team: How Fibroblasts and Blood Vessel Cells Supercharge Stem Cells for Bone Regeneration
Discover how coculturing fibroblasts and vascular endothelial cells enhances adipose stem cell proliferation and osteogenesis for revolutionary bone regeneration therapies.
Engineering Molecular Matchmakers: How Computational Grafting Creates Custom Protein Functions
Explore how computational protein grafting enables scientists to redesign natural protein structures to perform new functions, creating molecular tools with precise capabilities.
Nature's Molecular Surgeons: How Radical Halogenases Are Revolutionizing Amino Acid Engineering
Discover how radical halogenases like BesD enable precise molecular modifications of amino acids, revolutionizing pharmaceutical and materials science applications.
The Molecular Origami: How Scientists Are Engineering Disulfide-Rich Peptides for Tomorrow's Medicines
Explore the groundbreaking science behind disulfide-rich peptides with orthogonal disulfide pairing motifs and their potential to revolutionize medicine.
Enzymatic Bioelectrocatalysis: Nature's Power Meets Human Innovation
Exploring recent advances in enzymatic bioelectrocatalysis, from biosensors to biofuel cells and sustainable chemical production.
Beyond DNA: How Scientists Are Revolutionizing Protein Analysis Using PCR Technology
Discover how real-time PCR instruments are being repurposed for sensitive protein analysis using innovative molecular techniques like proximity ligation assays and conformation-switching aptamers.
Engineering Nature's Catalysts: How a Redesigned Enzyme Could Revolutionize Bioplastics
Discover how protein engineers are redesigning CALB enzyme to enable more efficient production of biodegradable PLA plastics through circular permutation techniques.
Navigating Evolution's Maze: The First Complete Map of an Enzyme's Fitness Landscape
Explore the groundbreaking research mapping a combinatorially complete epistatic fitness landscape in an enzyme active site, revealing evolution's complex terrain.