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Laser Phase Plate in the Electron Microscope Promises Clear Images of Tiniest Proteins

Nearly 100 years ago, a seemingly simple discovery revolutionized the microscope. The introduction of phase-contrast, which garnered a Nobel Prize in 1953, brought into clear view structures inside cells that had previously been too faint or washed out for biologists to study.

12 Jun 2026

Collagen Exists as Liquid-Like Droplets Inside Cells

According to a recent study from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, collagen, the protein that forms skin, bones, tendons, and organs, occurs inside cells as a liquid-like droplet rather than the long, rigid rod portrayed in textbooks during the past fifty years.

12 Jun 2026

Brazilian Researchers Identify Forty Five New Toxins in Salmonella Samples

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered 45 new toxins produced by Salmonella bacteria, some of which are associated with foodborne infections.

12 Jun 2026

Scientists Track Tiny Human Proteins Using Novel Laser Phase Plate

In a landmark achievement in biological imaging, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and Biohub today announced the successful demonstration of the laser phase plate.

12 Jun 2026

Researchers Identify a Dedicated Gut-Brain Signaling Pathway That Helps Drive Hunger

Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center found that common dietary sugars fructose and glucose, despite having the same amount of calories, communicate with the brain through different gut-brain pathways, a difference that may help shape our food and beverage preferences.

12 Jun 2026

New Insights Into How Pancreatic Beta Cells Manage Protein Folding

Origami masters turn simple sheets of paper into ornate sculptures. In the origami of life, our cells must fold proteins into specific three-dimensional shapes before they can carry out their biological jobs.

12 Jun 2026

Ancient Genome Duplications Fueled the Evolution of Complex Brains

New findings, published today (10 June) in Nature, help to answer the riddle of how vertebrates evolved the diverse array of brain cells that distinguishes them from other animals.

11 Jun 2026

Study Reframes the Deep-Sea as a Unique "Evolutionary Engine"

The deep sea is a unique 'evolutionary engine' with one of the richest and most unexplored sources of genetic diversity on Earth, according to a major new study that has assessed its potential to transform biotechnology and DNA sequencing technologies.

11 Jun 2026

Cryo-EM Study Unlocks Structural Secrets of RNA Therapeutics

RNA therapeutics have emerged as one of the most promising new classes of medicines. Eight small interfering RNA (siRNA) drugs have already been approved worldwide for the treatment of genetic diseases, yet scientists have not fully understood one of the most fundamental steps underlying their function: how Argonaute, the core protein responsible for gene silencing, becomes activated.

11 Jun 2026

Building More Realistic Human Tissue Models With Assembloids

Assembloids combine organoids and specialized cells, creating advanced models for drug testing and regenerative medicine with improved physiological relevance.

11 Jun 2026

AI Reducing Animal Testing, Speeding Drug Trials

Brisbane biotech company Gelomics is helping advance a new generation of drug development through its platform for creating lab-grown human tissue models, giving researchers a more human-relevant way to test compounds in early-stage research without relying on animal experiments.

11 Jun 2026

Laverock Therapeutics Reports Key Oncology Research Milestones

Laverock Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing disease-responsive advanced therapies through its unique, programmable gene control technology, today announced key in-vivo functional milestones across its T-cell and macrophage oncology program for solid tumor indications.

From Laverock Therapeutics 11 Jun 2026