Scientists report that they have built a living "minimal cell" with a genome stripped down to its barest essentials—and a computer model of the cell that mirrors its behavior. By refining and testing their model, the scientists ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 20, 2022
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Nature keeps a few secrets. While plenty of structures with low symmetry are found in nature, scientists have been confined to high-symmetry designs when synthesizing colloidal crystals, a valuable type of nanomaterial used ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 13, 2022
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Structural biology and computer simulations pave the way for a deeper understanding of biological energy conversion. High-resolution structure and atomistic simulations allowed researchers to identify novel features in one ...
Biochemistry
Nov 24, 2021
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Liquid droplets of protein and RNA have traits reminiscent of a childhood joy: Silly Putty.
Soft Matter
Nov 16, 2021
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When an asteroid struck 66 million years ago and wiped out dinosaurs not related to birds and three-quarters of life on Earth, early ancestors of primates and marsupials were among the only tree-dwelling (arboreal) mammals ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 11, 2021
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Living or biological systems cannot be easily understood using the standard laws of physics, such as thermodynamics, as scientists would for gases, liquids or solids. Living systems are active, demonstrating fascinating properties ...
General Physics
Sep 28, 2021
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Rochester Institute of Technology scientists have uncovered new information about the way coronavirus and several of its variants attach to human cells. A study recently published in the Journal of Biomolecular Structure ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 13, 2021
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Scientists have simulated the transition of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein structure from when it recognizes the host cell to when it gains entry, according to a study published today in eLife.
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 31, 2021
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About 95% of all crystal structures obtained for various proteins and deposited in public databases are captured using cryogenic technology. This technology requires frozen conditions. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research ...
Biochemistry
Aug 19, 2021
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For the first time, Umeå researchers have, with the help of cryogenic electron microscopy, succeeded in producing a high-resolution image of photosystem II—the central complex of photosynthesis—of the model plant Arabidopsis. ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 17, 2021
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