Detecting cancer in the earliest stages could dramatically reduce cancer deaths because cancers are usually easier to treat ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new artificial intelligence-powered tool can help researchers determine how well an enzyme fits with a desired target, helping them find the best enzyme and substrate combination ...

Abstract: Enzymes play a critical role in catalyzing biochemical reactions, and accurately predicting their substrate specificity is essential for applications in drug discovery, metabolic engineering ...

Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 1206 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States Department of Chemistry and Howard Hughes ...

Rick Moody’s famous short story “Boys” begins as generically as possible: “Boys enter the house, boys enter the house.” The repetition establishes a rhythm for a story composed in one long paragraph, ...

Researchers have found a new enzyme, taken from Flavobacterium akiainvivens, that has a much broader specificity than the current leading alternatives. This analysis resulted in the identification of ...

Using artificial intelligence, researchers show how γ-secretase recognizes substrates - an important advance for fundamental and translational research. The γ-secretase enzyme is capable of cleaving ...

Elevated liver enzymes can be a sign of injury or inflammation of your liver. Alcohol, medications, or diseases are common causes of high liver enzymes. Lifestyle changes like regular exercise and a ...

In a new study published in Nature titled, “Custom CRISPR-Cas9 PAM variants via scalable engineering and machine learning,” researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical ...