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High-resolution imaging reveals how phages can attack and kill bacterial superbugs

A research collaboration involving Monash University has made an exciting discovery that may eventually lead to targeted treatments to combat drug-resistant bacterial infections, one of the greatest threats to global health.

31 Jul 2020

Study shows how the coronavirus disarms the body’s innate immune system

Scientists have established how SARS-CoV-2 suppresses the production of proteins in infected cells and how this virus effectively disarms the immune system.

20 Jul 2020

New method reveals the dynamics of HIV Gag-protein lattice structure

Viruses are scary. They invade our cells like invisible armies, and each type brings its own strategy of attack. While viruses devastate communities of humans and animals, scientists scramble to fight back.

17 Jul 2020

New study can help develop novel drugs for prostate cancer

The androgen receptor is considered the main driver of the growth and initiation of prostate cancer, which is known to be the second-leading cause of death in men.

15 Jul 2020

Researchers engineer new nanobodies from Ilama blood cells against COVID-19 infection

UK scientists declared recently that antibodies extracted from llamas have been demonstrated to neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory tests.

14 Jul 2020

New study could help develop artificial photosynthetic technology for energy production

Biological membranes perform significant functions in shaping the cell, transporting molecules, sensing the external environment, and producing energy for life.

14 Jul 2020

New study may lead to advanced treatments for infections

Scientists from the University of Queensland have successfully solved a five-decade-old mystery that may lead to sophisticated herbicides and treatments for infections.

13 Jul 2020

UVA scientists shed light on how plants create cellulose for strength and growth

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals how plants create the load-bearing structures that let them grow – much like how building crews frame a house.

13 Jul 2020

Study reveals the role of Rubisco enzymes in carbon-fixing machinery of cyanobacteria

Researchers from the University of Liverpool have provided a new understanding of how cyanobacteria build the organelles that are crucial for their potential to photosynthesize.

13 Jul 2020

Structural analysis of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein offers clues about the virus' evolution

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have characterized the structure of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein as well as its most similar relative in a bat coronavirus. The structures provide clues about how the spike evolved and could help inform vaccine design.

10 Jul 2020

Understanding the role of a cyanobacterial protein in photosynthesis

Cyanobacteria, commonly referred to as blue-green algae, are the first organisms on earth that learned to extract electrons from water and convert sunlight to usable energy through photosynthesis.

7 Jul 2020

Researchers identify protective antibodies for rare, polio-like disease in children

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Purdue University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have isolated human monoclonal antibodies that potentially can prevent a rare but devastating polio-like illness in children linked to a respiratory viral infection.

6 Jul 2020

Researchers track how key brain receptor works

For the first time, researchers in the lab of CSHL Professor Hiro Furukawa have been able to track each atom in the NMDA receptor, an important brain protein, as it transmits or inhibits neural signals.

1 Jul 2020

Princeton researcher solves long-standing mysteries of membrane protein structure

Ion channels and membrane transporters are in the business of moving ions and small molecules across cellular membranes. They are essential for metabolic and cellular homeostasis, and for a host of biological signaling pathways.

30 Jun 2020

Anammox bacteria show ability to 'breathe' solid-state matter

A type of anaerobic bacteria responsible for more than 50 percent of nitrogen loss from marine environments has been shown to use solid-state matter present outside their cells for respiration.

30 Jun 2020

Efficient laser technique can convert cellulose into biofuel

With the imminent threat of a climate crisis hanging over our heads, it has become crucial to develop efficient alternatives to fossil fuels.

25 Jun 2020

High-throughput super-resolution microscope shows organelle in unparalleled detail

The centriole is the organelle of interest if individuals want to learn the fundamental mechanisms of cellular division and motility.

23 Jun 2020

Study sheds light on DNA sculpting properties of enigmatic protein

Sometimes, when something is broken, the first step to fixing it is to break it even more. In a recent example, scientists seeking to understand the mechanism of a DNA-repairing enzyme have discovered that the molecule performs its functions by first marking and then further breaking damaged DNA.

22 Jun 2020

Using organic electrochemical transistor to measure extracellular electron transfer in bacteria

Scientists at Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, have developed an organic electrochemical transistor that they can use to measure and study in fine detail a phenomenon known as extracellular electron transfer in which bacteria release electrons.

18 Jun 2020

cryo-EM images reveal proteins involved in brain activity

When the body continues to perform its daily biological processes neurotransmitters, regulate the level of electrical activity inside the brain.

18 Jun 2020

Electron News and Research

High-resolution imaging reveals how phages can attack and kill bacterial superbugs

Study shows how the coronavirus disarms the body’s innate immune system

New method reveals the dynamics of HIV Gag-protein lattice structure

New study can help develop novel drugs for prostate cancer

Researchers engineer new nanobodies from Ilama blood cells against COVID-19 infection

New study could help develop artificial photosynthetic technology for energy production

New study may lead to advanced treatments for infections

UVA scientists shed light on how plants create cellulose for strength and growth

Study reveals the role of Rubisco enzymes in carbon-fixing machinery of cyanobacteria

Structural analysis of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein offers clues about the virus' evolution

Understanding the role of a cyanobacterial protein in photosynthesis

Researchers identify protective antibodies for rare, polio-like disease in children

Researchers track how key brain receptor works

Princeton researcher solves long-standing mysteries of membrane protein structure

Anammox bacteria show ability to 'breathe' solid-state matter

Efficient laser technique can convert cellulose into biofuel

High-throughput super-resolution microscope shows organelle in unparalleled detail

Study sheds light on DNA sculpting properties of enigmatic protein

Using organic electrochemical transistor to measure extracellular electron transfer in bacteria

cryo-EM images reveal proteins involved in brain activity

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