An interdisciplinary research team at Lehigh University has unraveled how functional biomaterials rely upon an…
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Scientists construct energy production unit for a synthetic cell
Scientists at the University of Groningen have constructed synthetic vesicles in which ATP, the main…
View More Scientists construct energy production unit for a synthetic cellRegulating the activity of RNA molecules
Messenger RNA molecules contain genetic information and thus control the synthesis of proteins in living…
View More Regulating the activity of RNA moleculesHow cells regulate division: Researchers investigate how cell division cycles are regulated
Combining tissue imaging and artificial intelligence, Hollings Cancer Center researchers at the Medical University of…
View More How cells regulate division: Researchers investigate how cell division cycles are regulatedStructure of a ‘master switch’ controlling cell division
Unregulated cell division is a hallmark of cancer, and one of the key proteins involved…
View More Structure of a ‘master switch’ controlling cell divisionMore than a protein factory: A role for ribosomes in regulating human gene expression
Researchers from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have discovered a new function of ribosomes…
View More More than a protein factory: A role for ribosomes in regulating human gene expressionNew approach for solving protein structures from tiny crystals: Technique opens door for studies of countless hard-to-crystallize proteins involved in health and disease
Using x-rays to reveal the atomic-scale 3-D structures of proteins has led to countless advances…
View More New approach for solving protein structures from tiny crystals: Technique opens door for studies of countless hard-to-crystallize proteins involved in health and diseaseHidden proteins found in bacteria: Science overturns longstanding assumption
Scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a way to identify the…
View More Hidden proteins found in bacteria: Science overturns longstanding assumptionMechanism through which bacteria attack white blood cells
A research team led by Prof. Dr. Winfried Römer and Dr. Elias Hobeika from the…
View More Mechanism through which bacteria attack white blood cellsDiets consisting of fewer calories improve cell performance
The number of calories a person eats directly influences the performance of different cells. A…
View More Diets consisting of fewer calories improve cell performance