Researchers have revealed how bacteria precisely control the genes that trigger cell division. The study shows that the MraZ protein, which normally forms a donut-shaped structure, must bend and ...

A team of US researchers has gained new insights into how large protein molecules consistently fold themselves into useful shapes. Using a new approach to fluorescence microscopy, Hoi Sung Chung and ...

How do blood vessels stay strong, flexible, and responsive to the body's changing need for oxygen and nutrients? The answer lies not only in biology—but also in physics. Researchers at Åbo Akademi ...

In reptiles, a simple temperature change can determine whether an egg develops into a male or female. This process is formally known as temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), in which the sex ...

A new study from Scripps Research reveals how a key touch-sensing protein detects mechanical forces with remarkable precision. Each time something lightly presses against your skin, specialized sensor ...

As geopolitical tensions reshape trade flows and energy markets worldwide, a new form of material verification is ...

Researchers from the University of Oxford have created the first high-resolution molecular atlas of the adult Drosophila ...

This, in turn, altered the configuration of the orbitals to achieve the half-Möbius configuration that the researchers were ...

The $100,000, two-year award will engage students in undergraduate molecular research that may lead to pollutant capture, or ...

A new synthesis finds that common epilepsies are driven by thousands of tiny-effect genetic variants, most still ...

Every second, hundreds to thousands of molecules move through thousands of nuclear pores in each of your cells. A new high-definition view reveals the machine in action.

A cube of healthy bone is anything but solid. Inside it, countless tiny channels carry fluid and help cells move, feed, and ...