In most people, the lung-infecting pathogens known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) ...

Scientists have discovered that tRNAs can determine how long mRNAs exist in a cell, causing some messages to be stabilized ...

Researchers have mapped the activity of repair proteins in individual human cells. The study demonstrates how these proteins ...

The central dogma of biology defines the flow of genetic information: It describes how proteins are made from mRNA templates, ...

Drosophila melanogaster, or fruit flies, are convenient research tools, and they have many genes in common with humans. | ...

Molecular biology and structural biology are both critical fields at the forefront of current scientific advancements, ...

ABOVE: Hematopoietic stem cells have mechanisms in place to generate intrinsically disordered proteins, which could underlie ...

Inside cells, there exists an extensive system of canals known as the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which consists of membrane-encased tubes that are partially broken down as needed -- for instance in ...

Georgios Skiniotis, PhD, to develop and lead new center focusing on advanced imaging techniques, including cryo-ET.

Dysfunctions of the tiny cell processes (primary cilia*) of the pancreatic beta cells could be a cause of type 2 diabetes.

Through this transformation, the retinal also changes the structure of the entire rhodopsin so that it can now bind to other ...

As part of an international collaboration, Fred Hutch scientists provided structural information that helped reveal how two ...