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How AI Learns from Evolution to Help Design Enzymes
Patterns in natural protein sequences can help models suggest enzyme changes. A review explains the opportunity, the limits of prediction and why experiments matter.
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How enzymes work, evolve and assemble—and what their structures reveal.
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Environment
Rubisco Is Slowly Getting Better at Capturing CO₂
An evolutionary comparison suggests that Rubisco has gradually improved its performance in C₃ flowering plants. The findings offer clues for enzyme engineering, but crop-yield gains…
Discovery
What Came Before Cells? The Chemistry Behind Life’s Origins
Cells and enzymes depend on one another today. RNA catalysts, chemical networks and protocell experiments offer clues to how that relationship could have begun.
Environment
Ocean Enzymes Reveal Why Temperature History Matters
Marine microbes experience temperature swings, not just yearly averages. A study links that thermal history to enzyme properties and the flexibility of bacterial growth.
Discovery
Sea Anemone Protein Redesigned to Break Down Tiny PET Particles
Researchers redesigned a sea anemone protein to break down tiny PET particles. The 2023 laboratory study points towards possible water-treatment applications, with important limits.
Discovery
Enzymes in Tiny Cages Speed Up Chiral Alcohol Synthesis
A 2023 study improved chiral alcohol synthesis by engineering enzymes inside protein cages. The results show why an enzyme's surroundings can change which mutations help.