Structural

Many diseases can be successfully treated in the simple environment of a cell culture dish, but to successfully treat real people, the drug agent has to take a journey through the infinitely more complex environment within our bodies and…

Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are among the most common types of RNA in a cell and are indispensable for protein production in all known organisms. They have an important "translation" function: They determine how the sequence of nucleic acids, in…

Osteoarthritis is the most common degenerative joint disease, affecting 22% of adults over 40 globally. Although the condition has been extensively studied through a medical perspective, the molecular changes associated with osteoarthritis…

A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that growing up in poverty may influence the wiring of a child's brain. The study, published June 27 in JAMA Network Open, indicates a link between both…

HANOI : Vietnam is battling electricity cuts caused by a heatwave that has exposed structural and bureaucratic problems limiting available power to half of installed capacity and crimping efforts to unlock $15.5 billion in global…

<!-- -->RBI said that India's growth momentum is likely to continue in 2023-24. (Representational)Mumbai: The Reserve Bank today said that India's growth momentum is likely to continue in 2023-24 even as it made a case for pushing…

MIT researchers are using artificial intelligence to design new proteins that go beyond those found in nature. They developed machine-learning algorithms that can generate proteins with specific structural features, which could be used to…

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Rockefeller University have combined their expertise to gain a better understanding of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). Mutations in CFTR cause cystic…

The androgen receptor is a key transcriptional factor for the proper sex development -- specially in males -- and the physiological balance of all the tissues that express this receptor. The androgen receptor is involved in several…

<!-- -->Chinese lawmakers have introduced a host of changes. (File)Beijing: Chinese lawmakers have announced sweeping structural reforms to the country's top regulatory bodies, from finance to big data.Here are some of the key changes…