Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and ...

University of Toronto researchers have expanded our understanding of bacterial immunity with the discovery of a new protein ...

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It's long been thought that only an unusual type of kidney stone has any connection to bacteria, and that the vast majority ...

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How can engineers design bricks on Mars for future habitats despite the toxic Martian regolith, also called perchlorates? This is what a recent study publi | Space ...

University of Toronto researchers have expanded our understanding of bacterial immunity with the discovery of a new protein ...

Protein folding helpers such as TRiC and prefoldin (PFD) are crucial for the correct folding of many essential proteins. In a Nature study, researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry ...

New study shows how bacteria adapted a virus-derived injection system to recognize and attach to many different types of ...