ABOUT 120,000 types of protein molecule have yielded up their structures to science. That sounds a lot, but it isn’t. The techniques, such as X-ray crystallography and nuclear-magnetic resonance (NMR) ...

Proteins are made up of amino acid residues which are bound together by peptide bonds between the amino nitrogen (N) and the carboxyl group. Just 21 distinct amino acids exist, but they can bind ...

Researchers have discovered and explored new shapes of microcompartments, the molecular shells that encapsulate cellular components. In nature and engineering, microcompartments -- molecular shells ...

Yale researchers have figured out how to map the shape of the SARS-CoV-2 — another critical step in the scientific battle against the virus. Researchers working under the mentorship of Sterling ...

Variations on DNA sequences profoundly affect how we develop diseases and respond to pathogens and drugs. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) provides a nanomechanical imaging approach for genetic analysis ...

Scientists at the University of Manchester have created a new molecular shape -- a group of interlocking rings, twisted into a six-pointed "Star of David." But they weren't inspired by the shape's ...