To learn how biological molecules like proteins function, scientists must first understand their structures. Almost as important is understanding how the structures change, as molecules in the native ...
Electron microscopy is an exceptional tool for peering deep into the structure of isolated molecules. But when it comes to ...
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a novel method of delivering drugs into human cells using large biological molecules, by first encasing them ...
Multi-omics integration enhances understanding of biological systems, revealing complex interactions through spatial ...
Model systems based on virus capsids have shown how large biomolecules are able to penetrate a cell nucleus / The larger the molecule, the more nuclear localization signals are needed A new study in ...
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What Is a Protein?

Medically reviewed by Allison Herries, RDN Key Takeaways Proteins are large molecules made up of chains of amino acids that are important for cell function, tissue structure, and body regulation.Most ...
Capturing the structure of large molecular complexes with variable shape is an extremely difficult task. Scientists now have been able to do it - thanks to a new approach regarding an important ...
As an organic chemist, Lark Perez studies the chemical structures of molecules that exist in nature—and as a synthetic chemist, he uses this knowledge to create molecules that have never existed ...