NSF awards $19 million to build 3D biological observatory for revealing life’s smallest structures
How does learning change the wiring of your brain? How does a shark’s eye make sense of its…
A Quantum Computer Could Make Electron Microscopes Far More Powerful
An electron microscope capable of performing quantum computing operations using built-in ion traps. Credit: TU Wien A new…
Scientists capture how bacteria build their protective antibiotic-resistant barriers
Gram-negative bacteria are responsible for causing several infections that are hard to treat, owing to their high resistance…
Patient at UPMC Children’s Hospital tests positive for measles
PITTSBURGH — A case of measles has reached the Pittsburgh area. According to the Allegheny County Health Department,…
Cryo-EM provides real-time glimpse of cellular machinery reading DNA inside living organisms
All living things have a fleet of tiny copy machines that turn instructions from DNA into RNA, the…
Walking protein structure explains how cells activate molecular motors
A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function,…
Antifungal nanoparticles made from immune cell membranes fight infections
Tiny particles made from the membranes of human immune cells could offer a promising new way to fight…
New structural insights overturn old assumptions about malaria entry
For nearly half a century, scientists have known that malaria parasites force their way into human red blood cells through a…
US scientists’ new electron microscopy tech delivers 10,000x magnification
Researchers in the United States have built a technology that boosts the performance of electron microscopes. Berkeley Lab…
Scientists visualize a key cell protein regulating inflammatory disease pathways
University of Cincinnati structural biologists are the first in the world to visualize a key cell protein as part…
Scientists uncover cellular mechanism behind rare childhood brain disorders
Thousands of times per year, a family’s moment of joy turns to unexpected grief. A seemingly healthy infant…
NIH awards $3.9 million grant to develop a non-opioid pain treatment
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded…