Researchers use synthetic biology to reverse-engineer modern nitrogenases and rebuild their possible ancestors, in an effort to better understand the origins of life on Earth and beyond.

Enzymes are proteins that catalyse the chemical transformations essential to life. Through billions of years of evolution, nature has sculpted them to be remarkably efficient and specific for their ...

While protein design is experiencing a period of rapid development and advancement, there’s one particularly challenging class of proteins that’s giving researchers a hard time: enzymes. Now ...