5+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1235+ words) Synthesizing amino acids currently relies heavily on agriculture. Producing these molecules directly from methanol could offer a more sustainable alternative. Synthesizing amino acids from methanol can make their production more sustainable. Amino acids are critical macronutrients, showing up in food…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (872+ words) Pumpkinseed’s 1 cm chip containing 100 million single-molecule sensors on a high-throughput Raman microscope. "Imagine if you wanted to read a novel, but you could only read a handful of letters, and you only got through a word a day. It's going…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (913+ words) This postdoctoral researcher uses NMR spectroscopy to uncover how G proteins act as molecular pH sensors, offering new insights into signaling and disease. Ajit Prakash investigates the dynamic structures of G proteins to understand how they regulate cellular signaling in…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (962+ words) Hands-on experience helps anchor abstract concepts from lectures to an observable, quantitative reality. It connects the idea that nucleic acids have aromatic rings that absorb UV light to real-world observations, linking "invisible" molecules such as nucleic acids and proteins to…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (466+ words) Researchers developed a computer simulation that rapidly and accurately predicts how proteins shift their shapes, potentially advancing drug design and protein engineering. Predicting protein structure was, until recently, a difficult and frustratingly slow process. The advent of the prediction algorithm…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1377+ words) This postdoctoral researcher uses chemogenetic tools to investigate how cellular oxidants act as molecular messengers in the brain and cardiovascular system. Shambhu Yadav is a postdoctoral researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (455+ words) The remarkable silk used by net-casting spiders to snare prey is both highly elastic and exceptionally strong, offering clues for designing synthetic materials. Spiders are incredible web creators, and researchers are learning more about their impressively strong and elastic silk…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (577+ words) Lori Roberts from Biotium details how the company’s collaborative culture and chemical expertise have transformed fluorescence tools for the life sciences. Founded in 2001 by Fei Mao and Vivien Chen, Biotium has become a mainstay of high-performance fluorescent reagents for the…...

9+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (277+ words) “Advances in spatial analysis are expanding our understanding of complex biology, yet many methods still depend on underperforming traditional probes. Our next-generation TyraMax™ dyes complement these innovations with improved performance and panel flexibility for researchers.” -Lori Roberts PhD, Director of…...

1+ year, 1+ hour ago   (592+ words) Gut bacteria bioaccumulated so-called forever chemicals, leading to new insights on how PFAS affects biology and paths to bioremediation. Environmental pollutants pose issues for ecosystems and human health alike. One class of problematic chemicals are per- and polyfluoroalkyl substrates (PFAS),…...