Proteins are often called the building blocks of cells, but even those building blocks need to be built. One of the most ...

CRISPR has turned a simple fungus into a fast-growing, meat-like protein source with impressively low environmental impact.

Using CRISPR gene editing technology, researchers from Jiangnan University in China took a fungus that is already used as a ...

Kinesin-1 is a dynamic heterotetrameric assembly of two heavy and two light chains (KHC and KLC) that mediates microtubule-based intracellular transport of many different cargoes. The complex adopts a ...

Here are the best foods for strong bones, per a doctor and dietitians. Foods like prunes, cottage cheese, and avocado may ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have applied ideas from polymer physics to illuminate the mechanism behind a ...

Researchers found that tau proteins don’t jump straight into forming Alzheimer’s-associated fibrils—first they assemble into ...

When thinking, the human brain performs a true masterpiece of information processing: around 100 billion neurons communicate ...

In the brain, highly specific connections called synapses link nerve cells and transmit electrical signals in a targeted manner. Despite decades of research, how synapses form during brain development ...

Stuck in a progress rut? Your big daily protein shake may be to blame! Try the “protein pacing” method—proven to enhance ...

It's probably not the tastiest, but powdered protein you can grow in transit could help astronauts stay healthy on long-haul ...