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Generating novel antibiotic candidates with Synthe Mol-RL
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (22+ words) A new AI model that can generate structurally novel antibiotic candidates that are easy to develop in the lab has been unveiled....
Tiny factories': bioengineered E. coli produce rare, low-calorie sugar substitute
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (285+ words) Scientists have bioengineered the bacterium Escherichia coli to produce tagatose " a rare, low-calorie alternative to table sugar. It is in this landscape that the team designed a biosynthetic route to tagatose production, introducing a whole-cell process in E. coli that converts…...
New mass spectrometry technique captures low-abundance molecules
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (252+ words) Original story from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (NY, USA). A new mass spectrometry technique sorts molecules to capture those of lower abundance. Now, Cifani and his team at CSHL's'Mass Spectrometry facility'have developed a new technique to push the performance of…...
Cell batteries: condensates charge the membrane
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (365+ words) Original story from Scripps Research (CA, USA). "Tiny biological batteries" can change the cell membrane"s electrical properties " a discovery that has big implications for health, as many essential cellular processes hinge upon precise electrical activity. The team showed that…...
'Forever chemicals' face fresh foe: material uses light to destroy PFAS
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (276+ words) Original story from Rice University (TX, USA). Engineered material uses light to destroy PFAS and other contaminants. Materials scientists at Rice University (TX, USA) and collaborators have developed a material that uses light to break down a range of pollutants…...
High-speed AFM captures dynamic nature of nuclear pore complexes
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (338+ words) Original story from the University of Basel (Switzerland). Nuclear pore complexes are more dynamic than previously thought, reshaping our understanding of a vital transport process in cells. Imagine the cell's nucleus as a bank vault protected by a highly sophisticated…...
Lights, camera, action: molecular film captures an RNA molecule building itself
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (486+ words) Original story from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL; Grenoble, France). Researchers have visualized how a large RNA molecule assembles itself into a functional machine. "Determining RNA structures is a challenging task " the inherent flexibility and negative charge make RNA…...
An introduction to atomic force microscopy
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (180+ words) What is atomic force microscopy (AFM) and what can it tell us about a biological sample? Find out in this introductory video." From generating 3 D images of sample"surfaces to characterizing their"nanomechanical properties, AFM offers researchers a comprehensive tool…...
Who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025?
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (470+ words) Metal-organic frameworks, a near boundless group of functional materials that faced years of apathy, are the focal point of this year's prize. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa (Kyoto University, Japan), Richard Robson (University of…...
Traveling at the speed of protons
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (403+ words) For the first time, researchers have measured the speed at which protons move through charged water molecules, shedding light on one of the most fundamental chemical reactions. Researchers at Yale University (CT, USA) have measured how quickly protons move through…...