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Researchers uncover record-breaking protein, shedding light on harmful algal blooms and potential new medicines.
If something similar could be done in humans, it would be massive.
These cyanobacteria can produce protein fibres, taking us a step closer to ideal texture from sustainable lab-grown meat.
Regrowing limbs starts with protein — and now, researchers know which protein are necessary.
They're a mean green muscle-building machine.
The protein-packed benefits of tofu make it an excellent choice.
Discover the truth about tofu and its impact on your health.
The powerful new AI could be used to find new cures and high-tech biomaterials.
Researchers have shown that an essential protein involved in Alzheimer’s causes cells to overheat, which may explain how the disease appears.
The groundbreaking treatment could soon be trialed on humans.
It could point the way to new treatments for both conditions.
Soy is unique in that it contains isoflavones, but concerns about consuming soy are not backed by human studies.
Its a surprising but effective strategy.
Whether or not this makes the virus more transmissible in society isn't yet clear.
A functional cure would be a life-changer for millions across the world.
Researchers found that the Zika virus interrupts the growth of the brain by taking control of a pathway that regulates the generation of new neurons.
Nobody likes feeling cold.
In recent times, the human diet has changed substantially. We have access to an unprecedented variety of foods, yet meat consumption has increased dramatically: from 20 kilograms a year in 1961, to around 43 kilograms in 2014. However, recent studies have increasingly found that meat consumption can have negative health effects, and substitute meat for […]
Take away the proteins, and our immune systems decimate cancers.
This could be a game changer.
Fake meat is not just a fad.
To become successful, life had to find a way to turn food from the environment into energy.
Scientists eavesdrop on cell conversations.
There goes Jurassic Park!
There's still a long way to go before we have a full chicken, though.
Red meat is particularly bad for our health, research suggests.
The National Aeronautics and Spider Silk Administration is very excited about this study.
Sounds a bit too good to be true, I gotta admit!
Bedtime protein shakes seem to be leading to better gains than daytime intake.
Defective and toxic proteins in cells are cleared more easily with a healthy lifestyle.
We're nowhere near close to 'discovering everything' yet.
The paper puts a long-standing debate to rest.
Well, not literally -- but they'll help!
Proteins that cause illness are still baffling scientists.
Now you know exactly what your purchases do.
Seeing is believing.
Doctors believe this new organ might explain why cancer spreads so easily.
Lentils are good for your heart, researchers say.
Teach a man to chemically process sawdust into the building blocks of life to feed his fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
Pass me that milk!
The future's tallest.
It could be a game-changer for law enforcement.
What better way to top off your meal?
Imagine a nugget of real, 20 carat gold floating merrily on the milk foam of your cup of warm cappuccino -- scientists from ETH Zurich have found a way to do it. It's not super-cappuccino, or diamond-strong foam -- scientists led by Raffaele Mezzenga, Professor of Food and Soft Materials at ETH have produced a novel foam of gold, a three-dimensional material that is actually mostly...empty.
A recent study from Iowa State University shows how a gene, found in a single plant species so far, can increase protein content when grafted into the DNA of staple crops. Their findings could help improve a huge variety of crops and improve nutrition in developing parts of the world, where available sources of protein are sometimes limited.
Don't you just hate it when you just bought a delicious ice cream cone only to see it dripping before your very eyes just 30 seconds after it came out of the freezer? Well, science to the rescue. A group at Universities of Dundee and Edinburgh mixed a naturally occurring protein with ice cream and found this took significantly longer to melt in the sun. Additionally, because it's a substitute for the various fat molecules used in the industry to stabilize the water and the oil found in cream cream, the added protein makes ice cream healthier.
You may look more like your mom or more like your dad, but technically, you inherit equal amounts of genetic information from both; however, a new study has shown that you (and all mammals for that matter) are genetically more like their dads. If that sounds a bit confusing... well, it is. Specifically, although we inherit equal amounts of genetic mutations from both our parents, the mutations that make us who we are and not some other person actually 'use' more of the DNA that we inherit from our dads.
American and Australian researchers have figured out how to unboil an egg, devising a method that unfolds tangled proteins. The process could prove to be extremely valuable in the biotech industry; costs could be dramatically cut for cancer treatments, food production and other research. So, is unboil a word now?
You just have to applaud the researcher that study mushrooms growing on horse dung to see what medicinal properties they have. Microbiologists molecular biologists at ETH Zurich and the University of Bonn have discovered a new agent in fungi that kills bacteria. The substance they found in the mushroom is called copsin. Copsin has a similar […]
Researchers have developed a device which can clean the blood in the body of virtually all infections – even those which they don’t know about. The device, which was heavily inspired from the human spleen can clean the blood of everything from E. coli to Ebola. The spleen is an organ that appears in all vertebrates, acting basically […]
