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New approach to determine the structure of large RNA molecules

Researchers have designed a new technique to establish the structures of huge RNA molecules at high resolution.

9 Oct 2020

Imaging technique could replace invasive tissue biopsies to determine cancer drug resistance

Imaging techniques could replace the need for invasive tissue biopsies in helping rapidly determine whether cancer treatments are working effectively, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge.

7 Oct 2020

Researchers develop new tool to predict protein disorder

Nobel Prize winner Christian Boehmer Anfinsen had demonstrated clearly that a protein is capable of finding its way back to its “native” 3D structure.

11 Sep 2020

Black-naped terns provide a glimpse into how they navigate tropical typhoons

Six black-naped terns -- a coastal seabird found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans -- have given researchers a glimpse into how they navigate tropical typhoons.

25 Aug 2020

A magnetic-sensitive artificial catalyst can remotely control bioreactions in living cells

The enzymes responsible for catalytic reactions in our body's biological reactions are difficult to use for diagnosis or treatment as they react only to certain molecules or have low stability.

11 Aug 2020

High-sensitivity atomic force microscopy opens up for photosensitive materials

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) brought the atomic scale imaging resolution of scanning tunnelling microscopy, a technique that won the Nobel Prize in Physics.

6 Aug 2020

Scientists imitate the functioning of brain neurons using semiconductor materials

Especially activities in the field of artificial intelligence, like teaching robots to walk or precise automatic image recognition, demand ever more powerful, yet at the same time more economical computer chips.

15 Jul 2020

Scientists study how cancer cells in the liver react to magnetic nanoparticles

Scientists from the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University and National University of Science and Technology "MISiS" have studied how magnet nanoparticles affect cancer cells in the human liver.

26 Jun 2020

Turning biomass DNA into degradable materials

DNA has a lot of handy uses. It stores the blueprint of genetic code. It helps usher along the evolution of species.

25 Jun 2020

Engineers Develop Low-Cost, High-Accuracy GPS-Like System For Flexible Medical Robots

Roboticists have developed an affordable, easy to use system to track the location of flexible surgical robots inside the human body.

From UC San Diego 19 May 2020

'Water Wires' May Play Bigger Role In Cellular Function

Each of our cells is surrounded by a membrane that functions as a biological border, letting ions and nutrients such as salt, potassium, and sugar in and out.

13 May 2020