In Earth life, the amino acids are always "left-handed," and sugars, which partly make up the backbone of DNA, are always right-handed, giving the double helix its signature twist to the right.

starkly in contrast to the canonical right-handed triple helix. This nontwisting region allows for unique hydroxyproline stacking between adjacent triple helices and also results in the formation of ...

Vimentin is a type III intermediate filament (IF) protein normally expressed in cells that develop into connective tissue, blood vessels, and lymphatic tissue (mesenchymal cells). Despite being widely ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed a surprising biochemical connection between plant immune responses and human neurological health. Researchers have discovered that the metabolic pathways regulating ...

Unfortunately, there isn't an enzyme for many reactions we would sorely like to catalyze—things like digesting plastics or ...

He had started work at the bar, run by the Peacock pub family, as a lounge boy in the 1980s, and kept working shifts after starting work in AIB in 1994, the tribunal was told in that case.

Scientists have uncovered a fascinating piece of the puzzle surrounding the origins of human language, suggesting that a ...

The Irish government is offering a 5% stake in Allied Irish Banks (AIB), reducing its holding from 17.5% to 12.5%. In a statement, the finance ministry said on Tuesday it had sold 116 million ...

Dehydrolactone (middle panel) in a polypeptide undergoes an intermolecular rearrangement to generate a ketide with a new carbon-carbon bond in the backbone. The researchers installed dehydrolactone in ...

The State has cut its shareholding in AIB Group to 12.5% from 17.5% and may exit the bank completely this year, the Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said today. The Government cut its stake via a ...