Impossible Foods’ ‘heme’ is identical to soy leghemoglobin, a protein found in nodules attached to the roots of nitrogen-fixing plants such as soy. Motif FoodWorks’ new HEMAMI ingredient is identical ...

A study has found that an ancient protein motif that binds to nucleic acids is functionally "ambidextrous." This means that the motif can interact with both natural and mirror-image nucleic acids, an ...

How did life originate? Ancient proteins may hold important clues. Every organism on Earth is made up of proteins. Although all organisms—even single-celled ones—have complex protein structures now, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Synthetic biology author. May 13, 2021, 09:00am EDT May 13, 2021, 09:14am EDT This article is more than 4 years old. Motif’s ...

It is difficult to underestimate the importance of telomerase, an enzyme that is the hallmark of both aging and the uncontrolled cell division associated with cancer. In an effort to understand and ...

Infographic: Short Protein Motifs’ Role in SARS-CoV-2 Infection Known as SLiMs, these stretches of up to 10 amino acids play notable roles in cell biology, including responses to viral invasion.

BOSTON — Food technology developer Motif FoodWorks is partnering with Vectron Biosolutions to create a new wave of animal-free proteins. Building on their previous collaborative efforts from the last ...

Motif FoodWorks has submitted a GRAS notification for myoglobin, a heme-binding protein found in the muscle tissue of cows that Motif is expressing in a genetically engineered yeast strain. The ...