Scientists have discovered how a key protein helps maintain strong connections between brain cells that are crucial for ...

Proteins play a key role in the life sciences—from basic research and biotechnological applications to the development and ...

Specifically, the researchers focused on molecular motor proteins called kinesin and dynein, both of which are fundamental to transportation within all cells, including neurons.

A basic business principle is that no worker is irreplaceable; that also holds true for most proteins, the cellular factory workers of our bodies. If we fire a protein—that is, permanently ...

Molecular double agent: Protein 'Eato' plays surprising role in protecting the brain by Henry C. Smith, Cornell University ...

A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the ...

Molecular farming is a promising technique that enables the production of biopharmaceuticals and other high value compounds in plants.

Myelin basic protein is a prime example of a disordered protein. This “molecular glue” in the fatty insulating sheath around neurons must be adaptable to forming unique neural circuitry in ...

Every protein molecule consists of a long string of chemical units called amino acids (of which there are 20 varieties in proteins), stitched together by chemical bonds like the links in a chain.

Technology DeepMind's protein-folding AI cracks biology's biggest problem Artificial intelligence firm DeepMind has transformed biology by predicting the structure of nearly all proteins known to ...

A basic business principle is that no worker is irreplaceable; that also holds true for most proteins, the cellular factory workers of our bodies. If we fire a protein—that is, permanently ...