Engineered E. coli use direct, cell-to-cell contact to grow into new structures

Plant a seed and, if the conditions are right, the seed grows. The process seems simple enough at first glance and is something many of us may feel like we learned in elementary school.

Bacterial enzyme structure reveals new path for renewable plastic

Current demand for plastics and chemical raw materials is met through large-scale production of ethylene from fossil fuels.
Odisha Bytes

Semax Peptide as a Tool for Neuromodulation Research and Molecular Neuroscience

Peptides derived from endogenous regulatory proteins are believed to often serve as intriguing molecular probes in neuroscience and related fields.
EMBO Press

From denaturant to ribosome: rethinking chaperone requirements in cells

DnaK/DnaJ or Trigger factor and find that chaperone dependence during primary biogenesis in vivo does not track with ...
IEEE

Enhanced Tropical Cyclone ASCAT Winds Guided by SAR-Learned Spatial Structure Functions

Abstract: The C-band Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) has the advantages of good spatial-temporal coverage and low sensitivity to nonextreme rainfall. While the perceived wind speed underestimation ...
IEEE

SEFP: Structure-Based Enzyme Function Prediction

Abstract: Traditional biological experimental methods to determine enzyme properties are time-consuming and costly, leading to an increasing interest in computational models for enzyme function ...
WAOW

Lac Du Flambeau Tribal Garage is a total loss after structure fire

VILAS COUNTY (WAOW) - No injuries were reported, but the Lac Du Flambeau Tribal Garage is a complete loss, after a fire broke out this morning. The Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa ...
C&EN

Deciphering Evolution, Function, and Observation of Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly

School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K. School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K ...
Couriermail

23yo OnlyFans star made $200 selling ‘nasty’ bodily function

But for 23-year-old Avalon Saph, known to her fans as Lana, her most lucrative gig comes from something far less conventional: selling videos of herself farting. “I’ve been paid like 200 bucks to send ...
PNAS

Distantly related bacteria share a rigid proteome allocation strategy with flexible enzyme kinetics

Contributed by Terence Hwa; received December 27, 2024; accepted March 21, 2025; reviewed by Vickery L. Arcus and Seppe Kuehn ...
BioSpace

Spruce Biosciences Receives U.S. FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Tralesinidase Alfa Enzyme Replacement Therapy (TA-ERT) in Sanfilippo Syndrome Type B (MPS IIIB)

Breakthrough Therapy Designation Supported by Integrated Long-Term Clinical Data Demonstrating Normalization in Cerebral Spinal Fluid Heparan Sulfate Non-Reducing End (CSF HS-NRE) U.S. FDA Confirmed ...