New work from UC Davis and the University of Utah shows how the 3D structure of DNA inside a germ cell commits it to develop ...

Structural biology is the study of the molecular structure and dynamics of biological macromolecules, particularly proteins and nucleic acids, and how alterations in their structures affect their ...

We hear about the moment Dr Max Perutz discovered the haemoglobin structure. Our expert is Professor Sir Alan Fersht, who is a chemist at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology ...

Is it possible to tile a surface with a single shape in such a way that the pattern never repeats itself? In 2022, a mathematical solution to this 'Einstein problem' was discovered for the first time.

New evidence suggests that conditions in the early universe may have shaped star formation in surprising ways.

Novel protein cage systems can control and visualize orientational changes in aromatic side chains upon ligand binding, as ...

Covalent bonding is a widely understood phenomenon that joins the atoms of a molecule by a shared electron pair. But in nature, patterns of molecules can also be connected through weaker, more dynamic ...

impacting its overall structure and dynamics. Researchers at the University of York recently explored how DNA behaves under torsion and tension using molecular dynamics simulations. These atomic ...

What happens in the brain as we age? Might it be at all possible to rejuvenate nerve cells? Seeking answers to these ...