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Proteins are complex molecules that are made up of amino acids. They can be found in every cell in the body, and carry out vital processes that keep human beings alive. Mutations in proteins can lead to a multitude of diseases, the most common being cancer.

Optovolution Uses Light to Guide the Evolution of Dynamic Proteins

Evolution is biology's powerful method of engineering. It works by generating many variants of DNA, RNA, and proteins inside cells and letting nature "select" the organism that performs best.

9 Mar 2026

A New Framework for High-Efficiency Drug Development

A research team under the direction of the Medical University of Vienna has identified a potential new method for drug development in a recently published review.

9 Mar 2026

Specialized Tanycyte Brain Cells Found to Play Key Role in Tau Clearance

Accumulation of the protein tau in the brain is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. In a paper publishing March 5 in the Cell Press journal Cell Press Blue, researchers report a previously unknown mechanism that appears to enable the build-up of tau.

6 Mar 2026

Three CBX2 Molecules Found to Orchestrate Essential Stem Cell Fate Decisions

A new study has uncovered how an exceptionally scarce protein can orchestrate the assembly of large‑scale gene-silencing structures inside cells, and what happens when that process breaks down.

6 Mar 2026

Plant Protein Structure Provides New Insights Into Human Cancer and Better Crops

Can the bend of a banana give us insight into cancer? What does the shape of a rice grain have to do with infertility? The proteins that give plants their shape and structure are also involved in human disease.

6 Mar 2026

Herpes “Liquefies” Human Cells to Speed up Infection

According to a new study, the herpes simplex virus partially liquefies the densely packed, gel-like core of human cell nuclei to duplicate itself more quickly.

6 Mar 2026

Study Maps the Complete Genetic Blueprint for Loganin Biosynthesis

Plant-derived terpenoids play essential roles in medicine, agriculture, and human health, but their biosynthesis is often complex and tightly regulated.

5 Mar 2026

New Cell-Free Method Reveals Hidden Rules of Bacterial Gene Expression

Inside every cell, thousands of molecular signals collide, overlap, and compensate, obscuring the true drivers of gene expression.

5 Mar 2026

Evo 2 AI Model Learns Patterns Across DNA of Life

The DNA foundation model Evo 2, first released in February 2025 as a preprint, is now published in the journal Nature.

5 Mar 2026

Scientists Develop Novel Tool to Profile Elusive HIV Reservoir Cells

For people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), life-saving antiretroviral therapy keeps their HIV-infected immune cells from making new copies of the virus, preventing illness and transmission.

4 Mar 2026

DNA Changes in Alzheimer’s That May Drive Disease Progression

In a study published in Nature Communications, Mayo Clinic researchers discovered particular DNA-level abnormalities in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.

4 Mar 2026

Tirzepatide Reduces Alcohol Drinking And Relapse In Preclinical Study

Tirzepatide alters brain reward signaling and reduces alcohol intake in rodents, indicating its potential as a therapeutic option for alcohol use disorder.

4 Mar 2026

Macrophages Offer a Safer Alternative to CAR-T Therapies with Lower Toxicity

A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine has identified a promising strategy to treat brain metastases, one of the most challenging and deadly complications of lung cancer.

3 Mar 2026

Decoding the Molecular Machinery of Vesicle Transport

Since the 1940s, scientists have known that cells form tiny carriers called vesicles that move molecules among cellular compartments and to other cells.

2 Mar 2026

How Catalytic RNA Redefined Enzymes and the Origin of Life

There have been many important discoveries along the path to what we know today about RNA, or ribonucleic acid-a molecule found in every living cell that helps carry and interpret genetic instructions.

2 Mar 2026

Mitochondria Unveiled as the Cell’s Lipid Regulators

The cell’s powerhouse, known as mitochondria, appears to have the ability to control the quantity of lipid droplets in the cell. A mechanism designed for an entirely different purpose plays a key role here.

27 Feb 2026

Promega Unveils Cellular Target Engagement Technology Aimed at Expanding the Druggable Proteome at SLAS 2026

Promega Corporation is launching a new live-cell target engagement platform that could close a long-standing gap between biochemical and cellular assays for understudied or difficult-to-interrogate proteins.

27 Feb 2026

Large-Scale Study Maps DNA Variants Shaping Human Disease Risk

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health traits.

26 Feb 2026

Structural Blueprint of Cellular Biomolecular Condensates Opens New Therapeutic Possibilities

Cells rely on biomolecular condensates to coordinate essential biological processes without surrounding membranes.

26 Feb 2026

Engineering Bacteria for Targeted Cancer Destruction

A University of Waterloo-led research team is creating a unique cancer treatment technique that involves designing hungry bacteria to literally devour tumors from the inside out.

25 Feb 2026