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Cyanobacteria as a Key Ingredient in Sustainable Protein-Rich Foods

We all know that we ought to eat less meat and cheese and dig into more plant-based foods. But whilst perusing the supermarket cold display and having to choose between animal-based foods and more climate-friendly alternative proteins, our voices of reason don't always win.

28 Feb 2024

Scientists Reveal HIV's Secret Weapon for Invading Cell Nucleus

Around one million individuals worldwide become infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, each year.

27 Jan 2024

Blockchain Fuels Search for Origins of Metabolism

Researchers from the Korea Institute for Basic Science and the Polish Academy of Sciences have utilized blockchain technology to simulate prebiotic chemical reactions on early Earth.

25 Jan 2024

New Seaweed-Based Hydrogel Redefines Wound Care

Acting as the main interface between the internal and the external world, the skin is the largest and most important organ of the human body.

18 Dec 2023

Revolutionizing Precision in Super-Resolution Microscopy

Cutting-edge super-resolution microscopy techniques can now achieve optical resolutions within the range of a few nm, corresponding to the size of cellular molecules.

4 Dec 2023

Proteomics Approach Identifies p62-Mediated Selective Autophagy of the Supramolecular Vault Complex

Our body functioning is delicately balanced between the synthesis and breakdown of various cellular components.

16 May 2023

Researchers show how the production of different macromolecules peaks at different times

Textbooks will tell you that in dividing cells, the production of new DNA peaks during the S-phase, while production of other macromolecules, such as proteins, lipids, and polysaccharides, continues at more or less the same level.

28 Feb 2023

Radical theory examines how charged macromolecules self-assemble

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that uniformly charged macromolecules, or molecules like proteins or DNA, which contain a large number of atoms all with the same electrical charge, can self-assemble into very large structures.

27 Sep 2022

Researchers analyze how clusters of molecules meet inside cells

A developing area studies how clusters of molecules gather inside of cells, similar to how oil droplets form and separate from the water in a vinaigrette.

From New York University (NYU) 15 Sep 2022

Study discovers a molecular mechanism that confers special physical properties to chromosomes in dividing human cells

The Gerlich Group at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA) has identified a molecular process that gives chromosomes in dividing human cells unique physical characteristics that permit faithful transmission to the progeny.

8 Aug 2022

Computational DNA droplet recognizes a specific combination of tumor biomarker microRNAs

The formation of aqueous droplets in macromolecules by liquid-liquid phase separation (or coacervation) is a popular topic in life sciences research. DNA is particularly interesting among the numerous macromolecules that form droplets because it is predictable and programmable, both of which are desirable properties in nanotechnology.

6 Jun 2022

Researchers discover a significant health food ingredient

Aggrecan, a significant component of proteoglycan (PG) in cartilaginous tissues with chondroitin sulfate (CS), is becoming more popular as a wellness food ingredient.

From Tokyo University of Science 30 May 2022

Rutgers researchers team up to develop and produce lab-grown, structured meats

A pair of Rutgers researchers are teaming up to combat climate change and worldwide hunger at the same time.

From Rutgers University 21 Apr 2022

Study shows how optical and magnetic tweezers revolutionize thermodynamic research

The kinetic states of molecules have a vital role in the physiological and metabolic processes in which they participate in biophysics.

From University of Barcelona 24 Mar 2022

CNIC study uncovers a nuclear import mechanism essential for organ growth and development

Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares have identified a nuclear import mechanism essential for organ growth and development. Manipulation of this mechanism has potential applications in the control of organ growth and organ regeneration.

4 Mar 2022

Macromolecules News and Research

Cyanobacteria as a Key Ingredient in Sustainable Protein-Rich Foods

Scientists Reveal HIV's Secret Weapon for Invading Cell Nucleus

Blockchain Fuels Search for Origins of Metabolism

New Seaweed-Based Hydrogel Redefines Wound Care

Revolutionizing Precision in Super-Resolution Microscopy

Proteomics Approach Identifies p62-Mediated Selective Autophagy of the Supramolecular Vault Complex

Researchers show how the production of different macromolecules peaks at different times

Radical theory examines how charged macromolecules self-assemble

Researchers analyze how clusters of molecules meet inside cells

Study discovers a molecular mechanism that confers special physical properties to chromosomes in dividing human cells

Computational DNA droplet recognizes a specific combination of tumor biomarker microRNAs

Researchers discover a significant health food ingredient

Rutgers researchers team up to develop and produce lab-grown, structured meats

Study shows how optical and magnetic tweezers revolutionize thermodynamic research

CNIC study uncovers a nuclear import mechanism essential for organ growth and development

Researchers identify universal patterns in the chemistry of life

Experts develop AI-based binding site detection in nucleic acid macromolecules

Study finds amphipathic peptide that safely opens endosomal membrane

Experts use photothermal nanofibers for the safe engineering of therapeutic cells

Study on protein complex could help support cancer prevention efforts, drug development

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