Team cracks 2 enzymes’ role in cancer mutation

Two enzymes that play a role in cancer mutation offer potential new targets for intervention strategies, researchers report.

UC Irvine • futurity
March 25, 2024 ~4 min

Method could pave way for drugs to target ‘rogue enzymes’

When enzymes go rogue, they can cause a range of diseases, including cancers. A new platform could reveal molecules that target them.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
March 20, 2024 ~5 min


Enzymes split cotton from polyester in fabric blends

A new way to separate cotton and polyester with enzymes could lead to better textile recycling, say researchers.

Laura Oleniacz - NC State • futurity
March 22, 2023 ~6 min

Can a rare bird’s enzyme improve human health?

Using an enzyme from the crested ibis, scientists developed cells engineered to express therapeutic proteins, specifically a thrombin inhibitor.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Sept. 23, 2022 ~6 min

Textile filter grabs CO2 from gas and air

A textile filter made from cotton and an enzyme that speeds chemical reactions shows promise for removing CO2 from air and gas mixtures.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
June 6, 2022 ~7 min

Can this soil microbe boost artificial photosynthesis?

"This bacterial enzyme is the most efficient carbon fixer that we know of, and we came up with a neat explanation of what it can do."

Glennda Chui-Stanford • futurity
May 16, 2022 ~11 min

Plastic-eating enzyme could gobble up tons and tons of waste

Plastics can take centuries to degrade. A new enzyme breaks them down in hours or days. It could address our major plastic waste problem.

Nat Levy-UT Austin • futurity
May 3, 2022 ~6 min

Snake venom-related enzyme may drive COVID-19 mortality

An enzyme related to neurotoxins found in rattlesnake venom may be a key molecular mechanism behind COVID-19 severity, researchers report.

Rose Brandt-Arizona • futurity
Aug. 26, 2021 ~7 min


Fungal enzyme tells molecules to face left or right

A small fungal enzyme that affects chirality could make it simpler to develop and manufacture drugs, report scientists.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
July 6, 2021 ~6 min

Gut-testing capsule indicates benefits to prebiotics

A bioluminescent capsule tests levels of bile salt hydrolase in the gut and its creators say its findings suggest the power of probiotics.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Feb. 5, 2021 ~6 min

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