It is a unique member of the plastic family as it can be broken down into its constituent units (or monomers) by PETases, which are enzymes that degrade PET. Until now, scientists have discovered ...

Enzyme-assisted extraction (EAE) improves the extraction of bioactive compounds from fruits and seeds. The aim of this study was to establish the cellulase-assisted extraction conditions of ...

Enzyme mechanisms are the chemical transformations, and the steps within them, generated by enzymatic action on substrates. The mechanism of enzyme catalysis is similar in principle to other types ...

pH is a measure of how acidic or alkaline a solution is. The diagram below shows what happens to an enzyme when denaturation occurs. Each enzyme has an optimum pH but it also has a working range ...

England's chief medical officer Prof Sir Chris Whitty has urged MPs to not overly complicate assisted dying laws if they are to introduce it. Giving evidence to a committee of MPs, he said the ...

Terminally ill patients could choose assisted dying due to the lack of palliative care, a senior nursing chief has admitted. The head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) told Kim Leadbeater’s ...

Campaigners and MPs who oppose the Bill warn the change would not only enable anorexia sufferers to access assisted dying but also fail to protect people whose mental illnesses cause self-neglect ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. At a certain point in life, some older adults move into assisted living facilities, housing for people who need help with activities ...

Retired judge Nicholas Mostyn tells MPs considering the assisted dying bill it would be "impossible" for the High Court to rule in every case The bill, in its current form, says an eligible ...

Extraction 3 is definitely happening, but we're still waiting for a confirmed release date on Netflix. It's possible that the threequel will start filming this year with writer Joe Russo saying in ...