The mystery, which has evaded scientists for more than five decades, can be explained with rather simple chemistry, according ...

Experiment may help explain the ‘most intriguing causal paradox in biology’ about how early life forms came together about 4 ...

Researchers have revealed early conditions under which RNA and amino acids may have combined, giving rise to the origin of ...

Chemists at University College London have shown how two of biology's most fundamental ingredients, RNA (ribonucleic acid) ...

Scientists discovered chemical reactions that place amino acids on tRNAs and extend peptide chains without enzymes, a key ...

The experiments, led by postdoctoral researcher Jyoti Singh with UCL collaborators, have chemically linked activated amino ...

Myristoylation is a co-translational process catalyzed by N-myristoyltransferases (NMTs) on ribosomes, but its mechanism ...

Inspired by natural mechanisms found in bacteria, this reporter offers a simple and robust tool for studying ER-related protein synthesis processes, with potential applications in understanding ...