Tag: <span>synthetic proteins</span>

Home / synthetic proteins
Synthetic tick-spit protein may save lives
Post

Synthetic tick-spit protein may save lives

By Ben Coxworth May 26, 2020 One of the creepy things about ticks is the fact that not only do they suck your blood, but they’re able to do so for a long time, undetected. Scientists have now synthesized the protein that lets them get away with it, and it may have life-saving medical applications....

Post

New discovery makes it easier to design synthetic proteins that rival their natural counterparts

Researchers, led by UC Berkeley engineers, have created a synthetic material that is as effective as naturally occurring proteins in transporting molecules through membranes, a major milestone that could transform such fields as medicine, life sciences, alternative energy and environmental science. Mimicking transmembrane proteins, which act as gatekeepers in living cells, has been a key...