In two new studies, scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered detailed blueprints of how certain molecular "gates" in human cells work—findings that could open doors to new ...

Promoting FtsZ toroidal polymer formation by ZapD offers new insights into stabilizing the bacterial division ring.

By combining AI with molecular dynamics simulations, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory ...

The strength and robustness of spider silk have long fascinated scientists and engineers. Recent research indicates that ...

The protein homeostasis (proteostasis) network (Balch et al, 2008), consisting of a collection of molecular chaperones, ...

Proteins can be driven by mutations to self-assemble into agglomerates (composed of folded proteins) or aggregates ...

In the fast-evolving field of medical science, a new artificial intelligence model may be about to change the way mRNA-based ...

Researchers showed that many mitochondrial proteins enter the organelle during synthesis, guided by folding patterns and structural signals. This discovery revises decades of biochemical models. Mitoc ...

Some of these students will go on to lead their own laboratories—asking new questions, reimagining the tools they’ve ...

Coccolithophores are a type of single-celled microalgae that fix CO2 into organic matter and precipitate calcium carbonate, ...

The study focused on the sperm's flagellum, or tail, a whip-like structure whose motion propels the sperm forward.

Dr. McAdams, a physicist at Stanford, was struck by the way biologists drew figures filled with arrows to show how different ...