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The first full-length structures of two heat shock chaperone proteins in a complex reveal the key structural region regulating their function, according to a new study from St. Jude Children's ...

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How does skin hold you in? How do heart cells beat together? Researchers at the University of California, Davis, Department ...

This research investigates the integration of grape skins, a by-product of the winemaking industry, into Panna Cotta ...

Conjugation is mediated by a large molecular machinery termed Type IV secretion system (T4SS), embedded within the donor cell ...

Cryo-electron microscopy and tomography are transforming structural biology, offering unprecedented insights into ...

Introduction Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an immune response triggered by group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections, ...