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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 days ago

Are protein-boosted foods and drinks actually more healthy?

Protein is essential, but adding large amounts to processed foods and drinks like protein-boosted lattes or Pop-Tarts is not a reliable or beneficial approach for most people.
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fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Researchers try to cut the genetic code from 20 to 19 amino acids

AI tools enabled the engineering of a ribosome that functions with one less essential amino acid, isoleucine.
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fromNature
1 week ago

All life runs on 20 amino acids. These cells run key machinery on just 19

Scientists have engineered bacteria to function with only 19 amino acids, offering insights into life's building blocks and potential for advanced cellular capabilities.
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fromMail Online
3 months ago

Scientists discover how building blocks of LIFE formed on an asteroid

Amino acids formed on asteroid Bennu in cold, radioactive conditions, showing life's building blocks can form without warm liquid water and may have seeded Earth.
fromFortune Well
7 months ago

How much protein do you need in a day? | Fortune Well

Protein, one of three types of macronutrients, helps our bodies repair the muscles, bones, and cells vital to keeping our bodies structurally intact. In fact, we are made up of roughly 10,000 various proteins that help us function. Protein is made up of chains of amino acids, and because the nine essential amino acids are not made by the body, we must get protein from food.
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fromNature
8 months ago

Stabilizing effect of amino acids on protein and colloidal dispersions - Nature

Amino acids modulate colloidal and protein-protein interactions, stabilizing formulations through unclear mechanisms and lacking predictive theory for their stabilizing effects.
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fromArs Technica
11 months ago

Researchers study extinct hominins using enamel proteins from their teeth

The absence of AMELY indicates a sample is likely female but not conclusively due to identification issues and rare male gene deletions.
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