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Latest Nutrition stories from Life.

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Briefing: High-throughput platform helps engineer fast-acting covalent protein drugs

Strategic angle: A team at Westlake University has developed a new platform to create rapid-acting protein therapeutics.

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Briefing: Your post-gym protein shake may get a taste upgrade: Manufacturing can improve whey protein drink palatability

Strategic angle: New research suggests that the taste and texture of protein shakes can be enhanced by modifying whey protein production methods.

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Briefing: Why this Stanford psychiatrist thinks diet can influence serious mental health disorders

Strategic angle: Shebani Sethi is at the vanguard of metabolic psychiatry, a field that investigates the link between diet and serious mental health disorders.

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Briefing: Researchers Describe Protein Structure in Microbes for Light Conversion

Strategic angle: New findings reveal how certain microbes can be harnessed for energy-dense biofuels.

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Briefing: Opinion: Future physicians need more nutrition education — but not of the MAHA variety

Strategic angle: Credible nutrition educators and scientists need to be closely involved as medical schools add more instruction on nutrition.

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Briefing: Hearing research traces evolution of key inner ear protein

Strategic angle: A study reveals the evolutionary journey of TMC1, a crucial protein for hearing, highlighting its rapid movements in the inner ear.

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Briefing: A tiny protein tweak, finally traceable: How light-based tagging targets pyroglutamate

Strategic angle: Amino acids are like Lego blocks—they can be linked together to form complex structures called proteins.

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Briefing: Mining a methane-degrading bioreactor for protein rubies

Strategic angle: Scientists discover a new iron-storing protein in methane-degrading microbes, highlighting the need for characterizing hard-to-isolate proteins.

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Briefing: Danone to buy protein shake maker Huel as health nutrition craze drives demand shift

Strategic angle: Merging the companies is an opportunity in fast-growing nutrition space, said Danone CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique.

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Briefing: Much ado about protein

Strategic angle: Why is my local Target selling protein powder in the tampon aisle? An investigation.

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Briefing: How an RNA-binding protein detects and responds to non-optimal codon usage in human cells

Strategic angle: Exploring the role of RNA-binding proteins in gene expression and protein synthesis.

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Briefing: Plant survival under three simultaneous stressors may hinge on a single protein

Strategic angle: Researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered certain proteins may be the key to saving plants' lives when multiple stressors hit at the same time.

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Briefing: Diverse C-terminal variation rewires protein stability in health and disease

Strategic angle: Proteins are the tiny machines that keep our cells running, and how long they last in the cell often determines how well they can do their job.

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Briefing: Protein sequencing advance offers new insights into life's foundations

Strategic angle: Proteins, one of the smallest building blocks of life on Earth, hold promise for answering some of biology's biggest questions.

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Briefing: AI Analysis of Nanoribbon Assembly Reveals Protein Design Principles

Strategic angle: New findings suggest incorporating physical forces in protein design algorithms for better outcomes.

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Briefing: Enhanced fluorescence technique illuminates rapid, coordinated protein folding

Strategic angle: A team of US researchers has gained new insights into how large protein molecules consistently fold themselves into useful shapes.

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Briefing: Fortified salad packs a healthy punch to meet a growing vitamin B12 need

Strategic angle: A pioneering research-industry partnership has utilized indoor farming technology to grow vitamin B12 fortified pea shoots, addressing a significant public health need.

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Briefing: New view of 'frameshifting' shows how genetic info can get 'lost in translation'

Strategic angle: Christine Dunham explores the complexities of the ribosome and its role in protein synthesis.

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Briefing: How climate-friendly is insect protein really?

Strategic angle: Exploring the sustainability and nutritional benefits of black soldier fly larvae as a protein source.

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Briefing: Key protein SYFO2 enables 'self-fertilization' of leguminous plants

Strategic angle: Research reveals how SYFO2 protein facilitates self-fertilization in legumes, enhancing agricultural efficiency.