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…
Rocket Lab launches 9th satellite for iQPS
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched another satellite for Japanese radar-imaging company iQPS on Aug. 20. An Electron rocket…
Outfitting cells in “invisibility cloaks” could offer a novel approach to treating diabetes
Outfitting cells in “invisibility cloaks” may offer an easier, less damaging treatment pathway for people with diabetes undergoing…
10 rockets that completely changed what was possible in spaceflight
Rocket design has progressed through a series of engineering breakthroughs rather than one single technological leap. Some rockets…
Muon g-2 experiment places new constraints on a forbidden property of muons
A year after their final muon magnetic anomaly announcement, the Muon g-2 collaboration today announced a new measurement…
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…
Rocket Lab launches 8th iQPS satellite
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched a Japanese radar-imaging satellite Aug. 6, more than a month after the previous…
Rocket Lab wins another launch contract from Japan’s iQPS
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab has won another contract from Japanese radar imaging company iQPS for multiple launches of…
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…
Rocket Lab launches 10th Synspective satellite
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched a radar-imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective on June 26, a flight delayed…