The emergence of functional interactions between nucleic acids and polypeptides was a key transition in the origin of life and remains at the heart of all biology. However, how and why simple ...

Animals such as spiders make fibers which are strong and elastic. These fibers have a polypeptide structure and serve as inspiration for research into the development of functional materials.

Peptides are often chemically synthesized by processes such as solid-phase synthesis, 12 ring-opening polymerization of N-carboxyanhydrides 13 and recombinant synthesis. 14, 15 Although these methods ...

A new promising class of therapeutics could replace vancomycin and combat MRSA, report scientists at conclusion of a new study. A research team of chemists at the University of Amsterdam's Van 't Hoff ...