The universe might have far more amino acids lying around than we realized, which gives life itself far more chances to begin ...

A natural amino acid present in saliva reduces the acidity of dental plaque and could stop cavities at their source.

This year’s Lasker Basic Medical Research Award recognizes the contributions of Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their invention of the AlphaFold artificial intelligence (AI) system, which predicts ...

Although the myriad proteins found in all life are largely built from a set of 20 amino acids, many other amino acids exist in nature, and it remains a curiosity as to why some were ultimately ...