A DNA-based nanodevice applies controlled force to individual proteins, enabling researchers to observe molecular changes and discover new protein interactions for the first time. (Nanowerk News) ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Inside a New Orleans warehouse, nearly every aisle bursts with Mardi Gras color — green, gold and purple as far as the eye can see. For parade insiders, this is a must-stop ...

Behind blast doors and restricted compounds, modern warfare is shaped long before a shot is fired. Inside vast anechoic chambers, engineers measure radar signatures in near-perfect electromagnetic ...

A small tweak to mitochondrial energy production led to big gains in health and longevity. Mice engineered to boost a protein that helps mitochondria work more efficiently lived longer and showed ...

Doctors and scientists have long relied on microscopes to study human tissue and diagnose disease. But today's medical research produces far more information than the human eye alone can handle, ...

A DNA nano-harvester stays on its track inside tumor cells, measuring cancer aggressiveness by detecting a key microRNA biomarker. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Detecting a cancer-linked microRNA inside a ...

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Ribosomes are large molecular machines made of protein and RNA that build all proteins in the cell. Because protein production is extremely energy-intensive, cells rapidly reduce protein synthesis ...

It’s a familiar image, reprinted in countless biology textbooks: an illustration of a typical cell, halved like a grapefruit to reveal its innards. Strands of endoplasmic reticulum encircle a nucleus ...

You’ve seen breathtaking space photos before. But what if you were looking at the exact moment a planet begins to form? Scientists have just captured sharper imagery of a region where new worlds are ...