A vegetable protein can reveal the secret of eternal youth
UCR research has discovered a plant protein that may hold the key to slowing aging in humans
FAST-PETase, created enzyme that breaks down plastic in a few hours
An extraordinary enzyme reduces the breakdown time of plastic from millennia to a few hours, and also allows it to be reassembled for recycling.
Rice straw soap: natural surfactant is reality
Surfactants are everywhere: detergents, toothpastes, paint, makeup, etc. A natural surfactant eliminates harmful substances from all these products
eNAMPT, enzyme in the blood of young mice extends the life of elderly ones: now tests on humans
As reported in the journal Cell Metabolism, the protein circulating in mice (an enzyme called eNAMPT) plays a key role in the process that supplies cells with energy. Over the years, the latter become less and less efficient in the production of this "fuel" (called NAD) necessary for its health.
