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Yogurt as an elixir of life: the thousand-year-old secret of the Caucasus peoples
In some regions of the world, such as the Caucasus and Bulgaria, populations boast extraordinary longevity. One of the ...
Phys.org on MSN14d
Iron oxides act as natural catalysts to unlock phosphorus to fuel plant growth
Plants and microbes are known to secrete enzymes to transform organic phosphorus into bioavailable inorganic phosphorus. Now, researchers report iron oxides can drive the same conversion at comparable ...
Nature5y
Restriction Enzymes
A deeper look into the apparent self-defense mechanisms of these bacteriophage-resistant bacteria revealed their secret weapon: a group of enzymes called restriction endonucleases, or restriction ...
Nature12y
Protein Function
Cells also secrete various proteins that become part of the extracellular matrix or are involved in intercellular communication. Cells rely on thousands of different enzymes to catalyze metabolic ...
Phys.org1mon
Enzymes are the engines of life—machine learning could help scientists design new ones
Enzymes are molecular machines that carry out the chemical reactions that sustain all life, an ability that has captured the attention of scientists like me. Consider muscle movement. Your body ...
The Conversation1mon
Enzymes are the engines of life − machine learning tools could help scientists design new ones to tackle disease and climate change
Sam Pellock receives funding from the Washington Research Foundation and Schmidt Sciences. Enzymes are molecular machines that carry out the chemical reactions that sustain all life, an ability ...