Protein structures to represent the data obtained via AlphaFold. Credit: Karen Arnott/EMBL-EBI DeepMind and EMBL release the most complete database of predicted 3D structures of…
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Like a bonsai, neurons called mitral cells also grow multiple branches. In the beginning, mitral cells branch into many glomeruli, but as development progresses, a…
To provide access to genes needed for the encoding and storage of memories, brain cells snap open their DNA, breaking both strands. A new study…
Genome editing targeting a gene responsible for making body pigments resulted in albino offspring, suggesting that the genetic engineering was successful in marsupials. Credit: RIKEN…
Horseshoe Bat. Credit: University of East Anglia A coronavirus related to the virus that causes Covid-19 in humans has been found in UK horseshoe bats…
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (purple), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the…
Protein design researchers used artificial intelligence to generate hundreds of new protein structures, including this 3D view of human interleukin-12 bound to its receptor. Credit:…
Parkin protein (green signal) is in a different part of the cell than the mitochondria (red signal) at time 0 (left image) but then co-localizes…
The fungus Candida albicans, a type of yeast, lives in the gut microbiota and plays a role in health and gastrointestinal disease. The scanning electron…
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (purple) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID…
You’re as old as your immune system. Investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging have built…
The image represents a transversal cross-section of a mouse spinal cord. Neuronal cell bodies are represented in light blue delineating the butterfly shape characteristic of…
New hope to modulate the damage the flu wrecks on the lungs. Credit: Joana Carvalho, IGC 2021 New experimental data pinpoints a molecular component responsible…
Research by Gustavo Caetano-Anollés and Fayez Aziz, University of Illinois, reveals a “big bang” during evolution of protein subunits known as domains. The team looked…
Studies using human cell lines and tumors grown in mice provide early evidence that inhibiting RNA-binding proteins, a previously overlooked family of molecules, might provide…
As many expectant mothers know, getting enough folate is key to avoiding neural tube defects in the baby during pregnancy. But for the individuals who…
This image shows the skull bones of the man buried in Riņņukalns, Latvia, around 5,000 years ago. Credit: Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, Berlin The oldest strain…
Antimicrobial peptides fight viral diseases but a structural flaw makes them difficult to use as drugs. A deft molecular fix could create synthetic “peptoids” to…
An international study has discovered a coronavirus epidemic broke out in the East Asia region more than 20,000 years ago, with traces of the outbreak…
Sperm illustration. University of Toledo research shows the centriole’s role in sperm evolved from a shock absorber to a transmission system. Scientists at The University…