Lipid membranes, which form the outer layer of cells, can be engineered to influence cellular functions. For example, ...

A large international study led by scientists at FIMM, University of Helsinki, shows that many of the molecular differences ...

A single Neanderthal gene slipped into lab mice triggered unexpected changes in their skeletons. Scientists in Japan uncovered traits echoing long-lost human cousins.

This landmark study describes the structure of the human RAD51 filament with a recombination intermediate called the displacement loop (D-loop). Using cryogenic structural, biochemical, and ...

Researchers have identified how variations in a gene called TRIO can influence brain functions and result in distinct ...

aPopulation Health Sciences, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany bAI in Medical Imaging, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany cInstitute ...

A study has found that an ancient protein motif that binds to nucleic acids is functionally "ambidextrous." This means that ...

Here's a comparative analogy for understanding the similarities and differences between all-wheel drive (AWD) and four-wheel drive (4WD): an espresso is to Irish coffee as all-wheel drive is to ...

With Covid cases on the rise, this is how you can tell the difference between the two. Summer is finally on the horizon, and much of the UK is enjoying another period of warm weather this week ...

The significance of hydrophobic DNA−surfactant interaction is in line with other observations. The significance of nonelectrostatic effects is also indicated in significant differences in cac between ...

Mussununga, an oligotrophic sandy savanna ecosystem, comprises distinct physiognomies along fire, water and nutrient availability gradients. Grasslands and woodlands are constrained at the opposite ...