Cell ‘bones’ mystery solved with supercomputers
Thin, flexible protein strands called actin filaments act like bones for our cells and are...
Study resolves long-running controversy over critical step in gene silencing
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A long-running debate over how an important gene-silencing protein identifies its...
For female flies, mating requires the right musical backdrop
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study traces the neural circuit that makes a female...
Understanding ion channel inhibition to open doors in drug discovery
The structure of the tetrameric structure of a TRPC5 channel in complex with Pico145 (left)....
Collaborative AI effort unraveling SARS-CoV-2 mysteries wins Gordon Bell Special Prize
The latent space learned by the AI model provides a means to understand the conformational...
New imaging method reveals HIV’s sugary shield in unprecedented detail
An artistic rendering--based on cryo-EM maps and computer simulations--shows how glycans create a shield that...
Engineered developmental signals could illuminate regenerative medicine
Credit: CC0 Public Domain For a tiny embryo to develop into an adult organism, its...