New method shows promise in identifying disease-fighting drug targets
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new method of identifying molecular targets to fight disease could...
Proteins unspool DNA so cells can take on unique properties
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Biologists have long wondered how complex organisms contain a variety of...
Researchers find how cells move while avoiding adhesion
Cancer cells moving on glycoproteine strips: These strips act like splints, which allow to control...
Scientists identify nutrient that helps prevent bacterial infection
Colorized scanning electron micrograph showing carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae interacting with a human neutrophil Credit: NIAID...
Unravelling the mystery that makes viruses infectious
Capsid protein pentamers (subunits colour-coded) being recruited to the growing protein shell (brown) during virion...
Bacteria can tell the time
Shining a light on internal clocks - the bacterium Bacillus subtilis. Credit: Professor Ákos Kovács,...
Cell biologists decipher signal that ensures no chromosome is left behind
A human cell is featured during mitosis with its chromosomes (gray areas) aligned. The region...
Scientists develop high-throughput mitochondria transfer device
Mitochondrial DNA. Credit: en.wikipedia.org Scientists from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a...
Protein tells developing cells to stick together
Compartments in adult tissues. Fluorescent protein expression shows posterior compartments in the wing and the...
A powerful computational tool for efficient analysis of cell division 4-D image data
3D projections of images of nuclei (green and white dots) and membranes (red lines) at...