Explained: The sugar coating of life
Researchers are working to advance the field of glycoscience, illuminating the essential role of carbohydrates for human health and disease.
Researchers are working to advance the field of glycoscience, illuminating the essential role of carbohydrates for human health and disease.
Glyco enthusiasts from MIT and beyond recently gathered in Bartos Theatre to enjoy presentations of the latest advancements in glycobiology research.
MIT biochemists can trap and visualize an enzyme as it becomes active — an important development that may aid in future drug development.
MIT alumnus, now a professor of chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology at Penn State University, is an expert on enzyme reactions.
Whitehead Institute and MIT researchers uncover the detailed molecular structure of the sporopollenin polymer, an inert material key for the emergence of land plants.
Studies of how photoprotection works at the molecular level may provide a pathway to more biomass and crops.