Rose TTAFold can predict a protein structure in as little as ten minutes on a gaming computer. (Institute for Protein Design Image) The lab of David Baker at the University of Washington’s Institute ...

Scientists at UT Southwestern in Dallas say they have finally nailed down the human protein that makes cells literally burst ...

Researchers have created the most complete atomic-level simulation to date of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, which the virus uses to enter host cells. The model reveals that the glycans don’t just ...

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As we age, our immune system quietly loses its edge, and scientists have uncovered a surprising reason why. A protein called ...

Since the introduction of recombinant insulin as a therapeutic protein to treat diabetes in the early 1920s, proteins have increasingly been used for therapy. The use of proteins as therapeutics ...

We’re all mostly human. 8% of your genome comes from viruses. In A Nutshell Scientists captured the first detailed images of ...

Ripple’s new pea-based milk products have been enormously successful. Now the company is back in the lab to find ways to replace the milk protein in half-and-half and yogurt. “This is our cow,” says ...

Lab-grown “beef” is being made by culturing cow muscle cells within a spongy scaffold of soya bean protein. Prototypes of this cultured meat have passed initial taste tests, says developer Shulamit ...