Because amino acids are biodegradable, the method averts the environmental risks posed by surfactants often used to speed up hydrate formation. It also allows methane to be released on demand with ...

Twenty canonical amino acids exist in nature, encoded by the universal genetic code and translated by the proteins and RNA that make up the ribosomal machinery. Expansion of the genetic code to new ...

A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences sheds light on one of life's greatest mysteries: why biology is based on a very ...

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at KU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus. I always knew I would need to memorize the amino acids and their properties, ...

Amino acids have long been known to improve the stability and solubility of proteins. Amino acids might be added to insulin, for example, to maintain shelf-life and stop undesired chemical reactions ...

For decades, amino acids have been added to medical formulations like insulin as stabilizers: these small molecules keep proteins (i.e. larger particles) from interacting in undesirable ways. And for ...

Life may have first emerged in deep sea thermal vents or surface hot springs (Yellowstone National Park’s Grand Prismatic Spring is shown here). New research shows how high-energy thioesters could ...

IntegrateRNA's new service enables researchers to generate customized aminoacylated tRNAs, facilitating more accurate and scalable synthesis of proteins containing non-canonical amino acids for ...

Researchers demonstrated how amino acids could spontaneously attach to RNA under early Earth-like conditions using thioesters, providing a long-sought clue to the origins of protein synthesis. This ...

After five decades of uncertainty, University College London researchers have finally devised a theoretical set of early Earth conditions under which RNA and amino acids could combine to form the ...

Amino acids are absolutely essential to our health—and for life itself. They are the so-called “building blocks” of proteins. They play a key role in the growth, repair, and maintenance of almost ...