Structural Biology

disordered protein

Sensitive yet Resilient: Disordered Proteins Depend on Their Network

27.01.2020

Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Structural Biology

Once discarded from studies, disordered segments are now understood to have important roles to play in the cell

Shrimp

In the Eye of the Shrimp

20.01.2020

Space & Physics, Lasers & Optics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Structural Biology

Through millions of years of evolution, shrimps have developed unique-shaped eyes that enable them to see well in their immediate environment - the...

Arenacept

Decoy Molecule Neutralizes a Range of Viruses

07.01.2020

Structural Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The molecule points the way toward treating viruses that cross from animals to humans

cardiomyocyte

Why Hearts Bounce Back

09.07.2019

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Theoretical Physics, Structural Biology, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

Applying physics to studying heart cells reveals a spring-and-treadmill-like mechanism that keeps them beating

Scorpions

Through Thick and Thin

11.03.2019

Nanoscience, Materials Science, Structural Biology

Not all pincers are created the same. New research explains the difference in scorpion pincers

SO2 molecules line up

Making Molecules Stand in Formation

07.03.2019

Lasers & Optics, Chemistry, Structural Biology

A new method for aligning molecules could advance the field of x-ray crystallography

cholesterol crystals

The Killer Crystal

13.11.2018

Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

How does a helpful substance like cholesterol turn deadly?

A Binding Relationship

A Binding Relationship

11.10.2018

Structural Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A Weizmann Institute of Science study shows how a deadly virus gets into cells

(l-r) Hisham Mazal, Dr. Inbal Riven, Prof. Gilad Haran, Menahem Pirchi and Yoav Barak

Random Acts of Enzyme-ness

04.06.2018

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Structural Biology

An ultrahigh time-resolution study of biological machinery reveals never-before-seen details of molecular dynamics

scallop

Mirror Images

04.12.2017

Lasers & Optics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Structural Biology

The optics of a unique underwater visual system are revealed

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