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Molecular Biophysics
Molecular Biophysics is a branch of science that studies the physical principles governing biomolecular systems. It explains biological phenomena in terms of the physical and chemical properties of participating ions and molecules.
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DEC 26, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Glass frogs are hard to see in nature, because they can easily blend in with their surroundings. These amazing creatures ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), a rare disorder that primarily affects the immune system, mainly affects children a ...Written By: Zoe MichaudDEC 08, 2022Microbiology
Mobility is an important ability for many organisms, who often have to swim, walk, or otherwise move around to look for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2022Neuroscience
Drugs that effectively treat disorders of the brain are very challenging to develop. In the past few decades, researcher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2022Drug Discovery & DevelopmentThe backdrop upon which every successful gene therapy is developed is the ability to safely and specifically target cell ...Sponsored By: PerkinElmerNOV 23, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Starfish embryos sprout appendages very early on in development, and they can spin around through water by propelling th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2022Microbiology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the pathogenic bacterium that causes TB, which is still a major public health problem in m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2022Microbiology
An image by Kouhei Mizuno shows a plated colony of HS-3 bacteria, and its transparent and iridescent appearance.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2022Microbiology
Belgium as long been known for its beer, and now, Belgian researchers have used genetic technology to improve the brew.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria are single-celled organisms, and while we know they can move around with filaments, the exact mechanisms behind ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
In the early embryo, there is a cascade of cellular movement, and all of those cells have to move to the right position ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The Ikmi group at EMBL has shown that exercise has an important influence on the sea anemone.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers led by Yale University discusses nature&rsqu ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 22, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Many different proteins can bind DNA, and they perform a variety of critical functions in cells. DNA-binding proteins of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2022Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 uses a spike protein to bind to human cells and infect them. Researchers have now found that human cells can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Our genome is huge. It's made up of about 3 billion base pairs, and if the whole molecule was stretched to its full leng ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The environments surrounding cancer cells are thought to promote cancer growth. Researchers have previously shown that c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Biomolecular condensates can concentrate important components of the cell together. But other structures form too.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Sperm and egg cells, or gametes, are unusual. Egg cells are some of the largest cell types, and sperm are some of the sm ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
New research is changing what we thought we knew about a common brain receptor in the brain. Glutamate receptors modulat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a swimming 'fish' using cardiac cells made from stem cells. This biohybrid technology can move a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Genomic DNA is a huge molecule that is compacted to fit into the nucleus of cells, but there's more to DNA than genomes.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Many viruses have genomes made of RNA. In human cells, messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules act as intermediates; cellular mac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Sperm are basically cells with a tail. It can seem surprising that they are able to navigate and swim with purpose. New ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Glass frogs are hard to see in nature, because they can easily blend in with their surroundings. These amazing creatures
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), a rare disorder that primarily affects the immune system, mainly affects children a
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
DEC 08, 2022
Microbiology
Mobility is an important ability for many organisms, who often have to swim, walk, or otherwise move around to look for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2022
Neuroscience
Drugs that effectively treat disorders of the brain are very challenging to develop. In the past few decades, researcher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The backdrop upon which every successful gene therapy is developed is the ability to safely and specifically target cell
...
Sponsored By:
PerkinElmer
NOV 23, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Starfish embryos sprout appendages very early on in development, and they can spin around through water by propelling th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2022
Microbiology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the pathogenic bacterium that causes TB, which is still a major public health problem in m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2022
Microbiology
An image by Kouhei Mizuno shows a plated colony of HS-3 bacteria, and its transparent and iridescent appearance.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2022
Microbiology
Belgium as long been known for its beer, and now, Belgian researchers have used genetic technology to improve the brew.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria are single-celled organisms, and while we know they can move around with filaments, the exact mechanisms behind
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the early embryo, there is a cascade of cellular movement, and all of those cells have to move to the right position
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Ikmi group at EMBL has shown that exercise has an important influence on the sea anemone.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers led by Yale University discusses nature&rsqu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 22, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many different proteins can bind DNA, and they perform a variety of critical functions in cells. DNA-binding proteins of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2022
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 uses a spike protein to bind to human cells and infect them. Researchers have now found that human cells can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Our genome is huge. It's made up of about 3 billion base pairs, and if the whole molecule was stretched to its full leng
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The environments surrounding cancer cells are thought to promote cancer growth. Researchers have previously shown that c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Biomolecular condensates can concentrate important components of the cell together. But other structures form too.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sperm and egg cells, or gametes, are unusual. Egg cells are some of the largest cell types, and sperm are some of the sm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research is changing what we thought we knew about a common brain receptor in the brain. Glutamate receptors modulat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a swimming 'fish' using cardiac cells made from stem cells. This biohybrid technology can move a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Genomic DNA is a huge molecule that is compacted to fit into the nucleus of cells, but there's more to DNA than genomes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many viruses have genomes made of RNA. In human cells, messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules act as intermediates; cellular mac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sperm are basically cells with a tail. It can seem surprising that they are able to navigate and swim with purpose. New
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch