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MIT discovers amino acid that helps the gut heal itself

A new study from MIT suggests that eating foods rich in the amino acid cysteine could help the small intestine…

5 months ago

Scientists recreate life’s first step: Linking amino acids to RNA

Chemists at UCL have shown how two of biology's most fundamental ingredients, RNA (ribonucleic acid) and amino acids, could have…

7 months ago

Scientists discover amino acid switch that turns fat into a calorie-burning furnace

Consuming fewer calories is largely accepted as a way to improve health and lose weight, but a recently published study…

7 months ago

Disruption of a single amino acid in a cellular protein makes breast cancer cells behave like stem cells

Changes to the intermediate filament (IF) protein, vimentin, were found to promote tumour growth by increasing cancer stemness in an…

1 year ago