Ion channels generate electrical impulses produced by living cells. Synthetic ion channels could serve as tools for ...

New computer simulations that model every atom of a protein as it folds into its final three-dimensional form support the existence of a recently identified type of protein misfolding. Subscribe to ...

When improperly folded proteins build up in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), cells become stressed and conditions such as type 2 diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancers can develop. In a ...

Why some cancer patients develop metastases and others do not is largely unclear. Researchers headed by Daria Siekhaus, PhD, at the Institute of Science and Technology (ISTA) in Austria, are now ...

Nanopore technology involving single-molecule detection originated from the recording technology of single-channel current, with the single-molecule analysis method being developed in 1966. Such a ...