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Northwestern University researchers have identified structural features in engineered cell receptors that correlate with ...

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Cell-to-cell communication is essential throughout all forms and stages of life, and many communication mechanisms are well ...

Supercomputer simulations have revealed how changes in the shape of the HIV-1 capsid protein may help the virus squeeze its ...

Torsional stress in chromatin plays a fundamental role in cellular functions, influencing key processes such as transcription, replication, and chromatin organization. Transcription and other ...

Zhang and his colleagues designed a generative AI model called ChromoGen to quickly ‘read’ DNA sequences and predict the ...

The Double Helix” paints Watson and Crick as lone pioneers while downplaying the contributions of others, most notably of ...

Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...

Jumbo phages utilize a complex protein import system, with Imp1 as a key gatekeeper, to transport proteins into their ...

Aging is a privilege, but it also brings risks-including an increased likelihood of developing age-related diseases including cancer.