Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are tiny biological bubbles that carry nucleic acids and proteins between cells, playing an essential role in tissue repair, neuroprotection and immune health. By ...

Lysosomes are the control centers for the metabolism of cells and tissues, including the brain. They break down defective proteins and other macromolecules into their basic building blocks.

For years, biomolecular condensates were thought to be simple, liquid-like droplets with little internal organization. New ...

Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a biochemical technique that captures fleeting ...

A research team led by Sahand Jamal Rahi at EPFL’s Laboratory of the Physics of Biological Systems has introduced a new approach called “optovolution.” This technique uses light to guide the evolution ...

Proteins, one of the smallest building blocks of life on Earth, hold promise for answering some of biology's biggest ...

A new LMU study shows how proteins function reliably even without a stable 3D structure – and the crucial importance not only of short sequence motifs, but also of the chemical characteristics.

Researchers have created nanoparticles that can remove disease-driving proteins while also delivering a chemotherapeutic or ...

In the evolutionary history of life, the ability of a cell to separate its inner world from the external environment was an ...

Claudia Rückert, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno. She received her bachelor’s degree in biology and master's ...