This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Urea is a small molecule formed as proteins ...

The study of urease inhibitors and molecular docking embodies a confluence of advanced synthetic chemistry, computational biology, and structural biochemistry. Urease, a nickel-dependent enzyme ...

A team of researchers from Caltech and the University of Southern California has developed a microrobot for drug delivery within the body. According to its developers, the enzyme-powered microbubble ...

Scientists reveal how Candida auris survives on human skin by feeding on CO₂ and how blocking it could stop its spread.

Hannah V. Carey received funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation for this work. Matthew Regan receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the ...

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have created the world’s simplest artificial cell capable of chemical navigation, migrating toward specific substances like living ...

Microrobots have long promised precision drug delivery inside the human body, but making them ...

The diversity of vegetation configuration is the key to ecological restoration in open-pit coal mine dump. However, the recovery outcomes of different areas with the same vegetation assemblage pattern ...

Smart nanogels powered by enzymes move through dense tissue by adapting to local conditions, offering a safer and more effective alternative for targeted delivery in complex environments. (Nanowerk ...

An international research team led by the University of Waterloo is developing technology to dissolve painful kidney stones in the urinary tract using tiny robots. The research is published in the ...

Measuring Enzyme Kinetic Parameters with the ITC Universal Enzyme Assay Method Enzymes are important in drug discovery and development since they constitute approximately one-half of all known drug ...