Biological Sciences
High resolution X-ray crystallography is an imaging technique in which X-ray beams are shot through purified, crystallized proteins. The beam scatters in different directions, allowing scientists to construct a detailed, 3-D model of the crystallized protein's molecular structure. Measuring the intensities and angles of the diffracted beams reveals the position of each atom in the protein.
At first, the students considered creating an app or a smart device. But when they got down to it, they decided simplicity really is bliss.
In fruit flies, taste buds appear to help promote a long, healthy life.
This ACS video examines how your smartphone keeps you awake.
Manipulating how plants express their genes holds the promise of higher crop yields and better performance under drought or other environmental stress.
Researchers at the University of Montreal have developed an improved chemical analysis method that is more efficient and faster in detecting counterfeit medicines, which have skyrocketed in recent years.
Methanogens sustain life under extremes of heat and cold.
An assistant professor of chemical & biomolecular engineering at Clarkson University is pioneering a new purification process that, if successful, could help millions of people without access to clean water quickly and efficiently purify water to make it safe for drinking and cooking.
Genetic material hitchhiking in our cells may shape physical traits more than we thought.
Researchers use new techniques to document how cells can conceal growth and then suddenly swell up. The study is a paradigm shift in understanding "osmotic shock" and may lead to new strategies for fighting bacterial diseases.
Walking stick insects illustrate new evidence of "parallel evolution"
