Illuminating a biological light switch
Using an innovative new imaging technique, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have revealed the inner workings of a family of light-sensing molecules in unprecedented detail and speed. The work could…
Next-generation tissue expansion method improves neural imaging
The glory of tissue expansion technologies is that when structures, such as proteins that build nerve cell connections, are too small for a microscope to resolve, clever chemistry can make…
Researchers shed new light on molecular mechanisms in brain diseases: Findings may help to develop therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative ailments
Rutgers researchers have discovered some of the first molecular insights into how toxic proteins are regulated in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The study appears in the journal…
Evidence of protein folding at site of intracellular droplets
Scientists have discovered the first evidence of protein folding driven by liquid-liquid phase separation, a phenomenon in which fluids form into microscopic droplets and separate inside cells — like drops…