Protein aggregates are associated with the development of diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. These are found more ...

Recent research published in Science Advances has found that increasing the levels of a specific protective protein in the ...

Cells are like metropolises, home to millions of molecular residents. If one were to stand atop a high-rise, trying to ...

The planet is getting hotter, and life will need to adapt to rising temperatures to survive. One way cells adapt to changing ...

Scientists have mapped how a brain protein spreads Alzheimer’s between neurons. This discovery could lead to new ways to halt ...

Several types of cancer are triggered by mutations in a protein called BRAF. Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI ...

To prevent viruses from sickening or killing us—whether it's an individual case of hepatitis B or a COVID pandemic—it's ...

Origami masters turn simple sheets of paper into ornate sculptures. In the origami of life, our cells must fold proteins into specific three-dimensional shapes before they can carry out their ...

Controlling ribosomal RNA could help researchers target diseases driven by too little or too much protein production.

Biological sex factors into cancer in ways you might not expect. In lung cancer, a form called squamous cell carcinoma disproportionately affects males while adenocarcinoma occurs more frequently in ...

Structures called desmosomes connect cells to each other and transfer mechanical stress. They are especially important in tissues under continual mechanical stress, such as heart muscle (pictured).

Protein production in insect cells or in whole insects could move past the trade-off long associated with conventional ...