Proteins are life’s engines, powering processes like muscle movement, vision, and chemical reactions. Their environments—water, lipid membranes, or other condensed phases—are critical to their function, shaping their structure and interactions. Proteins are life’s engines, powering processes like muscle movement, vision, and chemical reactions. Their environments—water, lipid membranes, or other condensed phases—are critical to their function, shaping their structure and interactions. Biochemistry Analytical Chemistry Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories