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University of Missouri researchers are using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to protect fragile enzymes so they can function in harsh industrial conditions. These porous, customizable “exoskeletons” ...

The mechanics of the onset of cancer or neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease or ALS remain a mystery.

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Fi Novelist Who Disappeared for Decades In “What We Are Seeking,” the cult author Cameron Reed returns to show us a strange, ...

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In nature, enzymes are the catalysts that make much of biology work. They jumpstart chemical reactions that either wouldn’t happen, or would happen super slowly. They break down food, build other ...

It is important to have an artificial self-replication system that undergoes exponential growth enabling modeling and control of competition, evolution, and directed evolution. Here, we introduce a ...

Breaking company co-founders CEO Sukanya Punthambaker (second from left) and chief scientific officer Vaskar Gnyawali (right) with lab colleagues. ©Breaking The world relies on plastics for endless ...