A mycoplasma cell is gliding on a sheet of sialylated oligosaccharide fixed on glass. The gliding machinery on the cell is presented as three kinds…
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Genetics affects tendon stiffness and athletic performance. Credit: ETH Zurich / Viktor Koen Researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich deciphered the cellular…
First-of-its-kind mechanical model simulates bending of mammalian whiskers. Researchers have developed a new mechanical model that simulates how whiskers bend within a follicle in response…
Illustration shows the reach of breath without a mask and during various mask and face shield evaluations. Credit: Venugopal Arumuru/Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar Curbing…
Side view of an 11-day-old mantis shrimp (Gonodactylaceus falcatus) larva. The raptorial appendage is folded in bellow the large eyes. Credit: Jacob Harrison, Duke University…
These days, major league baseball fastball pitches routinely top 100 mph. Pitchers’ fastballs are getting better and better. From 2008 to 2020, the average speeds…
The skeleton of Trix at Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Credit: Mike Bink Humans and animals have a preferred walking speed. This is, in part, influenced by…
This illustration shows an artist’s rendering of a pterosaur (Alanqa saharica). Credit: Davide Bonadonna Little is known about azhdarchid pterosaurs, gigantic flying reptiles with impressive…
A 3D-printed microfluidic bioreactor for organ-on-chip cell culture. Credit: Ikram Khan Small device contains wells to let small bits of tissue grow, develop, and be…
An illustration of the simple synthetic cell JCVI-syn3A. Credit: © Emily Pelletier New findings shed light on mechanisms controlling the most basic processes of life.…
By closely examining the jaw mechanics of juvenile and adult tyrannosaurids, some of the fiercest dinosaurs to inhabit Earth, scientists led by the University of…
Small changes in form can lead to innovative breakthroughs in function, a new study reveals. Researchers have revealed how an ant’s trap-jaw — a powerful,…
A multiscale model of the complete SARS-CoV-2 virion has been developed for the first time using supercomputers. The model offers scientists the potential for new…
The slime mold Physarum polycephalum consists of a single biological cell. Microinjection allows to mark the flow in Physarum in color. Credit: Bjoern Kscheschinski /…
Electron microscopy image of DNA origami rotor arms, which are the faint orange “L’s” attached to the purple tracking particles. Credit: Image courtesy of Julene…
Therapeutic Hypothermia: How Reducing Body Temperature Could Help 10% of All Intensive Care Patients
This drawing depicts surfactant (orange and yellow), which is a molecular layer at the interface of air and liquid in the lung that is essential…
Image of the SARS-CoV-2 spike in the active position. Dark blue glycans shield the spike from the immune system, participate in activation, and stabilize the…
Both humans and alligators have four-chamber hearts, but alligator hearts are uniquely resilient to temperature extremes. Credit: Z. Owerkowicz Mammals and cold-blooded alligators share a…
Top view of spike protein structure 6vyb. Colors blue, red and yellow denote the 3 sub-parts of the homodimer. Credit: University of Warwick University of…
Bitty Critter With A Giant Claw Lives Under the Dock at Duke Marine Lab The world’s most technologically advanced robots would lose in a competition…