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Improving CRISPR-Based Diagnostics for Sensitive Detection of Infectious RNA Viruses

Scientists have long used a powerful gene-editing tool called CRISPR to make precise changes to DNA.

14 Oct 2026

Nagoya University Team Identifies BCAT1 Enzyme as Key Driver of Cardiac Fibrosis

Heart failure often develops after a heart attack because excessive collagen-based scar tissue forms during repair. While collagen is necessary to reinforce scars, disease and chronic inflammation can cause overproduction, which stiffens the heart muscle and impairs its pumping ability.

10 Oct 2026

Researchers Capture Real-Time Molecular Movie of Penicillin Enzymatic Ring Closure

Researchers from the University of Oxford and international collaborators have revealed previously unseen rapid chemical stages in the formation of β-lactam antibiotics like penicillin, offering insights that can support future antibiotic development.

10 Oct 2026

Two Amino-Acid Changes Reveal the Origin of a Key Tea Enzym

Theanine is synthesized mainly in tea roots from glutamate and ethylamine.

9 Oct 2026

Rare Metabolic Gene Unexpectedly Tied to Inherited Blindness

Scientists at the Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) spearheaded the identification of an unforeseen link between genetic blindness and a gene associated with a rare metabolic disorder.

8 Oct 2026

Enzyme Knockdown Repolarizes Immune Cells for Targeted Immunotherapy

Our bodies contain immune cells called macrophages.

8 Oct 2026

Deciphering Bacterial Antiviral Defenses Aids Design of Immune-Evading Phages

In the fight to find better treatments for bacterial infections, one rapidly evolving therapy is a group of viruses called bacteriophages (phages). Phages can attack and kill dangerous bacteria while leaving human cells unharmed and bypassing antibiotic resistance.

5 Oct 2026

USP15 Protein May Help Ovarian Cancer Resist Chemotherapy

Blocking USP15 in ovarian cancer cells disrupts growth and enhances chemotherapy sensitivity, revealing a potential target for overcoming treatment resistance.

1 Oct 2026

Experts Extend Lives of Animals By Activating ‘Energy Saver’ Mode

The study, published today in Aging Cell, found strong evidence that triggering a protein governing energy level may help organisms live longer, in some cases by over 25%.

1 Oct 2026

Single-Cell Metabolic Profiling Identifies Key Bioenergetic Targets in Human Tumor Tissue

Immune cells can reach head and neck tumors, but once there, many stop functioning. This helps explain why immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors - which have transformed treatment for some cancers - benefit only 17%–23% of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. These are cancers that arise from cells lining the mouth, throat and voicebox.

1 Oct 2026

A Flash of Blue Light Helped Cells Overcome a Major Division Defect

Cell division represents a complex process. Central to this intricacy is a cellular structure devoid of a membrane, known as the centrosome, consisting of over 200 different components.

30 Sep 2026

Gut-Derived Neutral Ceramidase Regulates MASH Through Microbial and Epithelial Signaling

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is often viewed through the lens of hepatic lipid accumulation, inflammation and fibrosis.

30 Sep 2026

Single-Cell Sequencing Confirms Epigenetic Remodeling Across Diverse Cardiac Cell Types

The adult human heart is a reliable and resilient engine fueling our everyday lives while also being responsive enough to supercharge a Usain Bolt sprint or sustain a three-week bike race in the French Alps and Pyrenees.

29 Sep 2026

Strength Training Induces Fat Breakdown in Obese Mice Without Weight Loss

Just seven days of strength training increased visceral fat burning in obese mice, even before any weight loss could be seen on a scale. In an experiment conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), researchers observed that a short period of strength training activated mechanisms involved in fat breakdown, reduced fat cell size, and decreased fat around the animals' intestines.

23 Sep 2026

Mitochondrial RNA May Explain How Tumors Become Resistant to Immunotherapy

Research highlights mitochondrial RNA's influence on interferon signaling, linking chronic exposure to tumor growth and offering new avenues for immunotherapy.

22 Sep 2026

New Research Reveals Complex Protein Dynamics Within Human Red Blood Cells

They account for nearly 83% of all cells in the human body, yet red blood cells are often portrayed as little more than bags of hemoglobin ferrying oxygen from the lungs to the heart and beyond. But new research from the University of Colorado Anschutz reveals that they are vastly more complex with far reaching consequences for health, exercise and fitness.

21 Sep 2026

Researchers Reveal How p53 Tumor-Suppressor Protein Hide From T Cells

One of the biggest challenges in cancer immunotherapy may not be that immune cells are too weak, but that some tumors give them too little to see.

18 Sep 2026

Study Provides Novel Structural Model for CaMKIIα Synaptic Accumulation

Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) at Kanazawa University, Kyoto University, SOKENDAI, and the National Institute for Physiological Sciences have revealed how CaMKIIα-a key brain protein involved in learning and memory-organizes itself into chain-like structures.

17 Sep 2026

Merging Advanced Machine Learning With Biological Research Accelerates Global Health Solutions

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how science gets done. At the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, researchers are not just using AI as a tool.

15 Sep 2026

Low CO2 Triggers Bacterial Metabolic Switch to Maximize Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Synthesis

Driven by the ongoing environmental issues caused by plastics, biodegradable plastics, synthesized by microorganisms and naturally decomposed, are drawing significant interest.

14 Sep 2026

Enzyme News and Research

Improving CRISPR-Based Diagnostics for Sensitive Detection of Infectious RNA Viruses

Nagoya University Team Identifies BCAT1 Enzyme as Key Driver of Cardiac Fibrosis

Researchers Capture Real-Time Molecular Movie of Penicillin Enzymatic Ring Closure

Two Amino-Acid Changes Reveal the Origin of a Key Tea Enzym

Rare Metabolic Gene Unexpectedly Tied to Inherited Blindness

Enzyme Knockdown Repolarizes Immune Cells for Targeted Immunotherapy

Deciphering Bacterial Antiviral Defenses Aids Design of Immune-Evading Phages

USP15 Protein May Help Ovarian Cancer Resist Chemotherapy

Experts Extend Lives of Animals By Activating ‘Energy Saver’ Mode

Single-Cell Metabolic Profiling Identifies Key Bioenergetic Targets in Human Tumor Tissue

A Flash of Blue Light Helped Cells Overcome a Major Division Defect

Gut-Derived Neutral Ceramidase Regulates MASH Through Microbial and Epithelial Signaling

Single-Cell Sequencing Confirms Epigenetic Remodeling Across Diverse Cardiac Cell Types

Strength Training Induces Fat Breakdown in Obese Mice Without Weight Loss

Mitochondrial RNA May Explain How Tumors Become Resistant to Immunotherapy

New Research Reveals Complex Protein Dynamics Within Human Red Blood Cells

Researchers Reveal How p53 Tumor-Suppressor Protein Hide From T Cells

Study Provides Novel Structural Model for CaMKIIα Synaptic Accumulation

Merging Advanced Machine Learning With Biological Research Accelerates Global Health Solutions

Low CO2 Triggers Bacterial Metabolic Switch to Maximize Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) Synthesis

The Future of Vision Restoration With ReVision Implant

How a Single List Is Changing Visibility for Women in Science

How Avatar Medical's 3D Technology Is Transforming How We Visualize the Human Body

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Improving Scalability in Organoid Research

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