Cryo-EM provides real-time glimpse of cellular machinery reading DNA inside living organisms
All living things have a fleet of tiny copy machines that turn instructions from DNA into RNA, the…
New protein blueprint opens door for targeted Parkinson’s disease therapies
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have uncovered how a key Parkinson’s protein called LRRK2 shifts between inactive and…
Researchers discover smart molecular glue that activates inside oxidative cancer cells
Investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a platform for systematically discovering molecular glues that could become protein…
Walking protein structure explains how cells activate molecular motors
A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function,…
New structural insights overturn old assumptions about malaria entry
For nearly half a century, scientists have known that malaria parasites force their way into human red blood cells through a…
US scientists’ new electron microscopy tech delivers 10,000x magnification
Researchers in the United States have built a technology that boosts the performance of electron microscopes. Berkeley Lab…
Scientists visualize a key cell protein regulating inflammatory disease pathways
University of Cincinnati structural biologists are the first in the world to visualize a key cell protein as part…
Detailed images reveal DNA repair mechanism in cancer-related proteins
Scientists have captured the most detailed structural images to date of a specific type of protein’s DNA repair…
Tunneling Neurons in Adult Bird Brains Provide New Insights into Neurogenesis
Neurons [Evgenii Kovalev / E+/ Getty Images] Despite its small size—it could sit in the palm of your…
New research reveals how bacteria “selflessly” share DNA through GTAs
Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to exchange genes, including those linked to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). …
Scientists Witnessed the Formation of a Mysterious Particle for the First Time
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists shot lasers at a semiconductor nano-lasagna to show…
Darkness can move faster than light without breaking relativity
A dark point inside a wave of light sounds like a contradiction. It is also something researchers say…