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By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of ...

A single enzyme that can generate all four nucleoside triphosphates, the building blocks of ribonucleic acid (RNA), has been ...

Enzymes with specific functions are becoming increasingly important in industry, medicine and environmental protection. For ...

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A tractor making piles of compost. Firms are developing bacteria and enzymes that might one day be used to break down microplastics in compost. Credit: Shutterstock Synthetic polymers have been on the ...

Scientists have discovered that blocking a key cellular enzyme thought to protect against fatty liver disease may instead ...

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Researchers have identified an enzyme that's key to updating existing memories with new information, a process that declines naturally with age. Blocking the enzyme reduced memory impairment, opening ...

Whether they are laundry detergents, mascara, or Christmas chocolate, many everyday products contain fatty acids from palm ...