Tag: Molecular Biology

Credit: Virginia Tech Ling Li, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering, has received a National ...

Molecular cause underlying rare genetic disorder revealed

Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech scientists have revealed how a nonfunctioning version of an ordinary gene impairs brain structure and ...

Temporary salt crystals may provide a permanent solution to Alzheimer’s

Osaka University researchers show that salt crystals can precipitate at low concentrations owing to local density fluctuation and their repeated ...

Studying COVID-19’s envelope protein

Credit: © KAUST; Xavier Pita Understanding any similarities between SARS and COVID-19 inflammation could help in a clinical setting. A ...

NIH honors researcher Dr. Sarah Yuan with Outstanding Investigator Award

July 24, 2020

The University of South Florida Health physician-scientist will expand her nationally recognized microvascular research program to include COVID-19Credit: © University ...

Highly stable amyloid protein aggregates may help plant seeds last longer

Credit: Dr. Pavel Zykin Highly stable polymeric "amyloid" proteins, best known for their role in Alzheimer's disease, have been mostly ...

COVID-19 vaccine innovation could dramatically speed up worldwide production

Credit: University of Texas at Austin. Responding to a need to quickly develop billions of doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines, ...

Complex developmental patterns are under the control of surprisingly simple signals

Princeton researchers discover that multiple early developmental programs in the fly are governed by different thresholds of Ras/Erk signalingCredit: Johnson ...

New cell profiling method could speed TB drug discovery

Technology combines rapid imaging and machine learning to uncover patterns in how antibacterials kill; can be applied to many pathogensCredit: ...

Calcium channel subunits play a major role in autistic disorders

Appropriate fine-tuning of calcium channel subunits is essential for ensuring a physiological balance between inhibitory and excitatory nerve cellsCredit: ill./©: ...

How neurons reshape inside body fat to boost its calorie-burning capacity

Credit: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics at The Rockefeller University There's no doubt that you can lose fat by eating less ...

Mix and match: New 3D cell culture model replicates fibrotic elements of pancreatic cancer

‘Seeing’ and ‘manipulating’ functions of living cells

Aiming to create 'God's eye' and 'God's hand' to solve the mystery of lifeCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ...

O Christmas Tree: DNA shows WA’s largest parasitic plant adapts to climate

Credit: Curtin University A closer look at DNA from south-western Australia's native Nuytsia floribunda, known as the WA Christmas Tree, ...

Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists announce 2020 Laureates

America's largest unrestricted scientific prize goes to promising young researchersCredit: New York Academy of Sciences NEW YORK, July 22, 2020 ...

Cells communicate by doing the ‘wave’

Kyoto University reverse engineers cellular mechano-chemical feedback systemCredit: Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan -- Cells work around the clock to deliver, ...

Freeze-framing the shape-shifting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

July 21, 2020

Cryogenic electron microscopy captures the spike in its 'before' and 'after' shapesCredit: Image created with Molecular Maya by Jonathan Khao, ...

How the regulator is regulated — Insight into immune-related protein holds therapeutic value