THE number of characterized mutants of human haemoglobin is rapidly increasing. Most abnormal haemoglobins are completely harmless to the carriers, but some are associated with more or less severe ...

Vilon, a bioregulatory peptide, has captured the attention of scientists for its unique characteristics and intriguing ...

Miller found the amino acids glycine, alanine, aspartic and glutamic acid, and others. Fifteen percent of the carbon from the methane had been combined into organic compounds. As amazing as ...

Amino acids can also be basic, like lysine, or acidic, like glutamic acid. The sequence and interactions between the side chains of these different amino acids allow each protein to fold into a ...