“Mirror bacteria” made in a lab could endanger all life on earth, an international group of leading scientists have warned in a new report. All building-block molecules of life like DNA, proteins and ...
Researchers have discovered an 18-digit code that allows proteins to attach themselves to exosomes -- tiny pinched-off pieces of cells that travel around the body and deliver biochemical signals. The ...
In the case of Deinococcus radiodurans, this principle plays out in dramatic fashion. The bacterium shrugs off massive doses of radiation because its proteins are shielded by manganese-based ...