Scientists in recent years have made progress in finding ancient DNA in fossils, gaining insight into organisms that lived ...

In the last year, there has been a surge in proteins developed by AI that will eventually be used in the treatment of everything from snakebites to ...

Scientists have identified a new type of protein in bacteria that could change our understanding of how these organisms interact with their ...

This useful study presents a biologically realistic, large-scale cortical model of the rat's non-barrel somatosensory cortex, investigating synaptic plasticity of excitatory connections under varying ...

Tau protein is essential for microtubule stability and neuronal function. The protein’s disfunction is linked to several ...

Scientists have mapped the molecular structure of glutamate receptors in the cerebellum for the first time using cryo-electron microscopy.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But it takes millions of pictures to understand the intricate chemistry of an enzyme that helps break down sulfur, commonly found in fruits, vegetables, ...

Microscopic movies capture brain proteins in action, revealing new insight into shapes and functions by Salk Institute edited by Robert Egan, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...

Collagen supplements have surged in popularity, touted for their beauty benefits. However, emerging research suggests their potential extends far beyond skin and hair. This article delves into five ...

Accurate protein structure prediction is critical for decoding the functional mechanisms of biomolecules, which exemplifies molecular biology's central "structure-function" paradigm and enhances ...

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to three scientists for discovering how proteins—the building blocks of life and the dynamos that let cells function—do their jobs.

Predicting proteins’ structure from their amino acid sequences had stumped researchers since the 1970s. But in 2020, Hassabis and Jumper developed an artificial intelligence model called AlphaFold2.