Christine Dunham is a leading expert on the ribosome—an elaborate macro-molecular machine that operates like a factory within ...

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Coronaviruses not only use the machinery of the human cells they infect: they modify them to achieve optimal conditions to ...

Using a tool to solve a protein's structure, for most researchers in the world of structural biology and computational chemistry, is not unlike using the Rosetta Stone to unlock the secrets of ancient ...

Genetic medicine has made huge progress over the past two decades. Gene therapy, gene editing, and mRNA treatments are now approved for a growing number of conditions. These approaches focus on fixing ...

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 new LMU study shows how proteins function reliably even without a stable 3D structure – and the crucial importance not only of short sequence motifs, but also of the chemical characteristics.

A stone wall deep inside a Greek cave stands as the oldest known human made structure. Dated to 23,000 years ago, it predates Egypt's Great Pyramid by over 18,000 years. In 2025, after nearly a decade ...