Plants stay neatly patterned as they grow, and PLETHORA proteins may explain why

• How do plants achieve their remarkably regular arrangement of leaves and flowers • And why does this pattern remain so stable, even as plants grow and respond to their environmen

Science · February 26, 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) · 1 min · 155 words

AI gets water right: How a hydration shield helps proteins keep their shape

• A study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports that artificial intelligence can enhance protein stability in an unexpected way-by engineering the water

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 162 words
Convergent MurJ flippase inhibition by phage lysis proteins

Convergent MurJ flippase inhibition by phage lysis proteins

• Abstract Antimicrobial drug resistance poses a global health challenge that necessitates the identification of new druggable targets1,2,3 • The essential lipid II flippase MurJ i

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 213 words

System isolates single extracellular vesicle surface proteins to map function

• Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are tiny biological bubbles that carry nucleic acids and proteins between cells, playing an essential role in tissue repair, neuroprotection and immu

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 144 words

Bringing quantum ideas to the messy world of disordered proteins

• Imagine trying to design a key for a lock that is constantly changing its shape. • That is the exact challenge we face in modern drug discovery when dealing with intrinsically di

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 127 words

Saturday Citations: A virus that makes its own proteins; a new Spinosaurus; exercise beats anxiety

• This week in the scientific process: researchers reported the first-ever shark sighted in Antarctic waters. • Biologists report that honey bees navigate more precisely than previ

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 140 words

Turning proteins into PROSE

• Breadcrumb Home News Turning Proteins Into PROSE Turning proteins into PROSE PROtein SEquencing launches to build microsystems that decipher complex proteins The ability to rapid