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Ribonuclease A: The Lab Workhorse That Revealed How Proteins Fold
A familiar enzyme that removes RNA from DNA samples once revealed how a protein finds its working shape. RNase A’s small structure carries an unusually…
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Reverse Transcriptase: The Nobel Story Hidden in RNA Tests
Before many RNA tests can give an answer, an enzyme makes a DNA copy. Meet reverse transcriptase, the discovery that helped reshape virology and became…
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Taq polymerase: the hot-spring enzyme that made DNA copying routine
A bacterium from hot springs supplied the heat-resistant enzyme that helped PCR become routine. Meet Taq polymerase and the discoveries behind a method that changed…
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Urease: the bean enzyme behind a Nobel Prize turning point
A bean protein helped scientists understand what enzymes are. Meet urease, the nickel-containing catalyst whose story connects Nobel history, laboratory experiments and the nitrogen in…
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ATP synthase: the tiny rotary engine keeping you alive
Part of this enzyme really rotates. Discover how ATP synthase couples a membrane gradient to molecular motion, why its mechanism earned Nobel recognition and what…
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The Enzymes Behind a Century of Nobel Prizes
From fermentation to CRISPR, enzymes have repeatedly changed how scientists understand life and how they work with it.
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An Enzyme Helps Bacteria Grow Textiles That Turn Black
Researchers introduced tyrosinase into cellulose-producing bacteria to make dark textile materials. The enzyme connection is direct, but the process remains at the prototype stage.
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Scientists Discover an Enzyme That Forms Fractal Patterns
An enzyme involved in metabolism can also build striking patterns of triangles within triangles.
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Green and White Tomato Leaves Point to an Enzyme Gene
A 2024 study explored the genetics and cell biology behind a tomato plant's patchy leaves. It identified an FtsH-related candidate, with key tests still needed.
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New Study Compares Four Enzymes for Plastic Breakdown
How does an enzyme’s performance change from one plastic to another? A new study in Biotechnology Journal, published in April 2024, compares four bacterial enzymes—DaPUase,…
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R2D Ligase Opens a New Route to Joining DNA and RNA
A ligase from a bacteriophage can efficiently attach DNA to the normally difficult 5′ end of RNA. Researchers demonstrated a possible adapter-ligation application, with broader…
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CRISPR Reworks a Food Fungus for Meat Alternatives
Researchers used CRISPR to change the composition and colour of a food fungus. The results show what pathway engineering can achieve—and what remains untested.