Scientists have created a new enzyme which can break down plastics that typically take decades or centuries to degrade within a matter of days or even hours. The team of researchers, including those ...

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 ...

Plastic is a major environmental issue, since most of it doesn’t break down easily – and even when it does, it usually forms microplastic pieces that pose their own problems. A new type of compostable ...

"Broad applicability across various industrial challenges." Experts make groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize ...

Aether Biomachines use an AI process to identify novel materials, then build them with biotechnology. They are the first ...

Before this century is over, we're almost certainly going to need to pull massive amounts of carbon dioxide back out of the atmosphere. While we already know how to do carbon capture and storage, it ...

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that ...

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Viruses and their hosts—whether bacteria, animals, or humans—are locked in a constant evolutionary arms race. Cells evolve ...

Matching blood types from donor to recipient is one of the major problems in organ donation. Now, a team of researchers in Canada has developed an enzyme treatment to convert donated organs to the ...

Scientists studying the biochemistry of plant cell walls have identified an enzyme that could turn woody poplar trees into a source for producing a major industrial chemical. The research could lead ...