Researchers now have a better understanding of how dendritic cells address specific types of infections.…
Browsing: Protein
Proteins are complex molecules made up of amino acids that perform a vast array of essential functions in all living organisms. They serve as the building blocks of tissues, enzymes that catalyze biochemical reactions, messengers for cellular communication, and much more. Research into proteins spans fields like molecular biology, medicine, and biotechnology, driving advances in understanding diseases, developing therapies, and engineering novel biomaterials. This page showcases the latest discoveries and studies involving protein structure, function, and applications across the life sciences.
The flu can be lethal in some patients, but benign in others. The reason that…
By building on a technology known as two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy, scientists at MIT have developed…
A team of researchers have determined the structure of the kappa-opioid receptor, KOR, and give…
By first uncovering how CFPs store incoming energy and retransmit it as fluorescent light, scientists…
Scientists continue to improve upon nanotechnology and find new uses for it. By designing a…
Experiments show that scouting bees, much like novelty-seeking humans, have differences in brain activity in…
New research at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) has shown a promising new way…
For the first time, scientists have been able to identify a way to correct mutations…
A new published report from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry shows how different chaperones…
Zelboraf, which targets the mutated BRAF gene, is used to treat melanoma, but it isn’t…
Neurologists just took another step forward in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. While studying mice,…
A new study identified the protein phosphatase SHP2 as an important player in the signaling…
Researchers at UCLA have found a way to prevent a protein called α-synuclein from forming…
To better understand the underlying biology of induced magnetization, researchers from the Wyss Institute for…
A member of the sirtuin family of proteins, SIRT6, has been shown to extend lifespans…
Researchers at Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered a region within group…
A new study by scientists at Imperial College London, the University of Birmingham, and the…