A team of US researchers has gained new insights into how large protein molecules consistently fold themselves into useful shapes. Using a new approach to fluorescence microscopy, Hoi Sung Chung and ...

Hair may grow in a completely different way than scientists once believed. Instead of being pushed out from the root, new ...

A new LMU study shows how proteins function reliably even without a stable 3D structure – and the crucial importance not only of short sequence motifs, but also of the chemical characteristics.

Scientists have developed Europe’s first simulator capable of recreating galactic cosmic rays, one of ...

Cosmic rays are one of the greatest challenges for space travel and pose a considerable risk to humans and materials. For the ...

Bio: Seemantini Nadkarni is an Associate Professor at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School with over 20 years of experience in innovating ...

At String Bio, Co-Founder and CEO Dr. Ezhil Subbian is developing solutions that increase agricultural yields while reducing emissions and sequestering methane. String Bio uses a proprietary ...

Ka Yee C. Lee has been appointed dean of the University of Chicago’s Physical Sciences Division, President Paul Alivisatos and Provost Katherine Baicker announced. Her term began March 1. The David ...

Both image photodetector arrays and retinas are pixelated sensors that dynamically extract various features from the visual scene—e.g., color, brightness, and contrast—before transmitting electrical ...

Non-surgical spinal decompression for herniated, slipped, and bulging discs is now available in Meridian Idaho at ...

Liquid water is considered essential for life. Surprisingly, however, stable conditions that are conducive to life could ...

Biophysics stands at the intersection of life sciences, physical sciences, and engineering, driving discovery through interdisciplinary approaches that ...