. Scientific Frontline: Biophysics
Showing posts with label Biophysics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Biophysics. Show all posts
Thursday, April 30, 2026

Gene circuits reshape DNA folding and affect how genes are expressed

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When a gene turns on, it creates structural ripples along DNA that can activate or suppress neighboring genes, MIT researchers find. Image C...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

How the embryonal epigenome organizes itself

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Professor Steffen Rulands Photo Credit: © LMU Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Embryonal Epigenome Self-Orga...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Cells under the spotlight reveal their inner secrets

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Under the laser light. A photograph of the laser part of the Raman microscope used to create data for this research. Photo Credit: ©2026 Kam...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Chaos in the heart and brain

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Only chaos responds: chaotic dynamics in heartbeat variability uniquely reflect cognitive brain activity, revealing brain–heart coupling. Im...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Multitasking quantum sensors can measure several properties at once

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MIT researchers have created a quantum sensor that can measure multiple physical quantities at high-resolution. The sensor is made from so-c...
Tuesday, April 7, 2026

The protein that helps cancer cells survive treatment

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3D molecular rendering of a mitochondrial membrane lipid bilayer, featuring cardiolipin molecules. At the center, a complex protein structur...
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Biophysics: In-Depth Description

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Biophysics is an interdisciplinary field of science that applies the principles, theories, and methods of physics to understand how biologic...
Monday, March 30, 2026

OHSU study uncovers internal cell ‘trade winds’ that drive movement and repair

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Oregon Health & Science University scientists capture a 3D single-molecule super-resolution microscopy image showing individual actin pr...

DNA shape explains crucial gene-therapy challenges

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / Stock image Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : DNA Topology and CRISPR-Ca...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

First microlasers capable of detecting individual molecules and ions could one day aid diagnosis

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Image Credit: Courtesy of University of Exeter Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Single-Molecule Microlaser B...
Monday, March 23, 2026

New Findings on the First Steps in Protein Synthesis

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An illustration showing how the nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC, green) at the ribosome (blue) helps the amino acid chain (white...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

New study sheds light on protein landscape crucial for plant life

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Helmut Kirchhoff, professor in WSU's Institute of Biological Chemistry, holds a tray of plants inside his lab's automated phenotypin...
Thursday, March 5, 2026

Polymers that crawl like worms: How materials can develop direction without being told where to go

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Jan Smrek, PhD Photo Credit: © Sophie Hanak Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Entropic Tug of War in Polymers...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

UC Irvine chemists shed light on how age-related cataracts may begin

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Yeonseong (Catherine) Seo, Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry at UC Irvine, conducts protein unfolding experiments to probe how subtle chemical ch...

Tiny flows, big insights: microfluidics system boosts super-resolution microscopy

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The compressed-air-driven microfluidics system tailored for multiplexed super-resolution microscope developed by the research team to provid...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Just the Right Amount: Microbial Nutrients Drive Success and Failure of Antibiotics

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Micrographs show an E. coli population (green) encountering an antibiotic, fosfomycin (initial concentration 2.05 mg/mL, equivalent to 250× ...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Bacteria with a built-in compass

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Colorized electron microscope image of the chain of magnetic nanoparticles of a single Magnetospirillum gryphsiwaldense bacterium fixed on a...
Monday, February 16, 2026

How dopamine producing neurons arise in the developing brain

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary The Core Concept : Researchers have identi...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

‘Stiff’ cells provide new explanation for differing symptoms in sickle cell patients

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Image Credit: University of Minnesota Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary The Core Concept : Researchers have det...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

New Perspectives on How Physical Instabilities Drive Embryonic Development

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Microtubule asters in cytoplasmic extract of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis. The spatio-temporal growth of the aster is coordinated ...