Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have—in collaboration with colleagues from Ludwig Maximilian ...

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For 15 years, structural biologists have debated the feasibility of a technology that could improve the resolution of protein structures produced by cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). The technology, ...

Proteins are the molecular workhorses of cells. To understand their functions, scientists soon realized that they had to figure out proteins’ shapes. But solving a protein structure is a challenging ...

Periodontal (gum) disease is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide, caused by the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis ...

David Baker’s research team at the Institute for Protein Design has unveiled a new technique for sequestering membrane ...

In 2020, the world watched anxiously as scientists scrambled to develop defences against COVID-19. Faced with a new, deadly infectious disease, immunologists worked day and night to develop vaccines ...

Most women need at least 46 grams of protein per day. Women older than 65 need about 1 gram of protein per kilogram of body weight to maintain muscle mass. Eating a high-protein diet over 2 grams per ...

Anupam Ojha, a postdoctoral fellow at the Flatiron Institute, develops advanced statistical frameworks to bridge the gap ...

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In a recent revelation that could reshape our understanding of space and the potential for extraterrestrial life, NASA has released data suggesting the presence of artificial structures on the moon.