How hippocampal synapses adjust their proteins to specialize their function

A research team led by Dr. Àlex Bayés, Head of the Molecular Physiology of the Synapse Group at the Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (IR Sant Pau), has achieved what for decades had been an elusive goal: ...

After 50 Years, MIT Chemists Finally Synthesize Elusive Anti-Cancer Compound

Preliminary studies indicate that derivatives of verticillin A can kill certain types of glioma cells. MIT chemists have, for ...
Study Finds on MSN

Ancient Skies Rained Down Life’s Building Blocks On Earth, Study Suggests

The atmosphere may have blanketed the Earth with molecules containing sulfur billions of years ago. In A Nutshell Laboratory ...
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Stem-like CD8+ T cells preserve HBV-specific responses in HBV/HIV co-infection

Background Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection disproportionately affects people living with HIV, who are often excluded from functional cure studies. Objective This study investigates CD8+ T ...
BioTechniques

Lights, camera, action: molecular film captures an RNA molecule building itself

Researchers have used cryo-EM and computational tools to visualize ribozyme assembly, shedding light on life's most versatile ...

RNA in action: Filming ribozyme self-assembly

RNA is a central biological macromolecule, now widely harnessed in medicine and nanotechnology. Like proteins, RNA function often depends on its precise three-dimensional structure. A recent study ...
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program

Biochemistry has been a core component of Purdue University and the College of Agriculture since 1934. Our graduate students experience a rigorous and creative research environment in which they can ...