“One emerging field that exemplifies this transformation of science is ‘protein nanotechnology’, where nanotechnologists use proteins to design and construct microstructures and nanostructures, thereby imitating life.” | learn more
I learned a lot from this short post. “Virus? …simply a piece of bad news wrapped up in protein. —Jean and Peter Medawar.” | learn more
Slow down–this does not mean aliens exist. However, it does signal the building blocks of Earth life may have come from space. “Named hemolithin, the new protein contains iron and lithium and may play an important role in seeding life […]
This caught my eye because it discusses a way to make super-strong silk fibers without spiders. “A new method takes advantage of engineered bacteria to produce difficult-to-make proteins that could be useful during future space missions.” | learn more
“Scientists are now able to design, in principle, almost any protein they want—a feat that was inconceivable just a few years ago. They are reengineering existing proteins found in nature, as well as constructing proteins from the ground up, atom […]
Scientists just keep pumping out anti-aging scientific discoveries. This time, they injected plasma from human umbilical cord blood directly into older mice every four days for two weeks. The mice who received this treatment fared the best on a treacherous […]