Proteins in the sheath of cellular protrusions control how effectively cells can adhere to surfaces. Biological cells often ...

Unlike traditional microscopes that use light or lenses, DNA microscopy creates images by calculating interactions among ...

A new study conducted by researchers at Hokkaido University has unveiled a novel class of zwitterionic phospholipids capable ...

A small molecule shaped like a lasso may be a powerful tool in the fight against infectious diseases, according to a new ...

A small molecule shaped like a lasso may be a powerful tool in the fight against infectious diseases, according to a new study in Nature co-authored by University of Illinois Chicago researchers.

Lariocidin, a peptide made by bacteria living in soil, was effective against several different microbes responsible for deadly infections. UIC researchers working with collaborators at McMaster ...

The research field of 'cellular IRESes' lay dormant for decades, as there was no uniform standard of reliable methods for the clear characterization of these starting points for the ribosome-mediated ...

Only recently has the ribosome - one of the oldest molecular machines in evolutionary terms - been recognized as an active regulator of gene expression at the level of protein biosynthesis. This is an ...

Only recently has the ribosome—one of the oldest molecular machines in evolutionary terms—been recognized as an active ...