A tractor making piles of compost. Firms are developing bacteria and enzymes that might one day be used to break down microplastics in compost. Credit: Shutterstock Synthetic polymers have been on the ...

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If you eat a balanced and fibrous diet replete with natural probiotics, you likely don’t need digestive enzyme supplementation. But for those of us with a slow metabolism, IBS (irritable bowel ...

Natural biological systems cannot efficiently convert waste CO₂ or its derivatives into useful building-block chemicals at a scale that can keep pace with rising atmospheric carbon. Engineer a fully ...

Elevated liver enzymes can be a sign of injury or inflammation of your liver. Alcohol, medications, or diseases are common causes of high liver enzymes. Lifestyle changes like regular exercise and a ...

Enzymes speed up chemical reactions in your body, such as digestion. Not having enough of a specific enzyme can lead to health problems, sometimes serious. Eating a healthy diet helps support your ...

Although the chemical processes necessary to support life—from breaking down food to copying DNA—would ordinarily take years or even centuries to complete, life functions on a timescale measured in ...

Natural products derived from microorganisms are a promising source of new active ingredients, but are often produced only in very small quantities. A research team from the Helmholtz Institute for ...

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes developed at the University of British Columbia to help prevent a mismatch and ...

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes developed at the University of British Columbia to help prevent a mismatch and ...