A team of US researchers has gained new insights into how large protein molecules consistently fold themselves into useful shapes. Using a new approach to fluorescence microscopy, Hoi Sung Chung and ...

Scientists led by a physicist at the University of Oregon have taken a major step in solving an enduring mystery that we encounter every time we look through a window or stare at a phone screen. For ...

In reptiles, a simple temperature change can determine whether an egg develops into a male or female. This process is formally known as temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), in which the sex ...

Small choices—from phone communication to sedation protocols—can ease the euthanasia experience for families while helping ...

A new study from Scripps Research reveals how a key touch-sensing protein detects mechanical forces with remarkable precision. Each time something lightly presses against your skin, specialized sensor ...

Scientists want to redesign psychedelics so that they don’t induce a trip—but they still improve mental health.

The challenges of connecting molecular changes to tissue structure and highlights the potential of multifractal frameworks to quantify complex biological patterns ...

Three Vietnamese researchers in Hong Kong have solved a 20-year puzzle in molecular biology that could reshape how scientists ...

Scientists offer new insight into how the body detects light touch and how disruptions in that process may contribute to sensory disorders.

At the center of this effort is the Expanse system at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), part of UC San Diego’s School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences. Supported by U.S. National ...

Learn how BeSEC enables precise analysis of antibody aggregation and molecular weight through dual-angle light scattering.

Scientists discovered hundreds of energy-making enzymes secretly working on human DNA—revealing a hidden “mini-metabolism” ...