Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) can help scientists determine the three-dimensional structure of proteins in unprecedented detail. Jacques Dubochet, former group leader at EMBL, shared the 2017 ...

Stretching protein samples in all directions pulls molecules farther apart, allowing them to be visualized using only light ...

How large, fully folded proteins can pass through cell membranes without destroying them has long been one of the open questions in cell biology. Using cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), Leonid ...

Cryo-EM studies in Science reveal how three human cone opsins distinguish wavelengths and relay visual signals ...

IIT Kanpur scientists have unlocked the mystery behind the C5aR2 immune receptor's unique function. Using advanced cryo-EM, ...

Scientists say the technology represents an important step towards more versatile nanorobots, which are increasingly being ...

The research reveals how mutations may alter color vision or destabilize key eye proteins, Polina Isaikina told Newsweek.

New instruments on the horizon promise the most precise tools yet to study and experiment on the smallest and most complex ...

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has awarded the Humboldt Research Award to Yuri Mishin (George Mason University, USA) and Sang Ho Oh (Korea Institute of Energy Technology, Republic of Korea). • ...

The immune system depends on molecular alarms that detect danger inside cells. One of these alarms is STING, short for ...