MIT experiments have revealed the existence of “microcompartments,” shown in yellow, within the 3D structure of the genome. These compartmen...

Subcellular lipid distributions (magenta) in mitochondria (green) revealed using FACES and super-resolution structure illuminated microscopy...

Joram Waititu and Kemal Avican working together in the Avican Lab at the Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University. Photo Credit: Gab...

Water molecules are a driving force in the formation of molecular bonds, such as in proteins. Image Credit: INT, KIT Water is everywhere – i...

The sequencing of the genomes of a spider from the mainland (Dysdera catalonica, left) and one from the Canary Islands (Dysdera tilosensis, ...

For decades, it was widely accepted that neurons relied exclusively on glucose to fuel their functions in the brain. This is not the case. P...

A 3D tumor vessel-on-a-chip model, showing pancreatic cancer cells (green) invading an engineered blood vessel (red) by breaking down the va...

  Photo Credit:  Sasin Tipchai In a mouse model of liver transplantation, UCLA researchers have identified proteins that act as “protective ...

Purdue University researcher John Tesmer is deciphering an intricate cell signaling system critical to immune response.  Photo Credit: Alish...

Volodymyr M. Korkhov (left) and Richard Kammerer of the Center for Life Sciences at PSI have made important advances towards understanding h...

A microscope image of lung cancer cells (purple) containing the activated form of a metabolic enzyme called GUK1 (brown) that supports cance...

Future generations to pursue their passions and break down barriers in the pursuit of knowledge. Image Credit: Scientific Frontline stock im...

Quality control during splicing: When an error in the precursor mRNA is detected, the spliceosome is blocked, the recruited control factors ...

As scientists search for sustainable alternatives to typical waste disposal methods, chemical looping technology promises to spawn a new ene...

Andrew Emili, Ph.D., professor of systems biology and oncological sciences, works in his lab at OHSU. Emili is part of a multi-disciplinary ...

DOE national laboratory scientists led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed the first tree dataset of its kind, bridging molecula...

The anchor points present on the surface of the airways in cystic fibrosis (left image, in red) decrease when the balance between the two ce...

Schematic visualization of heat flows in rock cracks. Illustration Credit: Christof Mast Life is complicated. What is true for our everyday ...

A new study, looking at the replication stage of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, discovered important mechanisms in its replicati...

Researchers have shown for the first time that a crucial interface in a protein that drives cancer growth could act as a target for more eff...