Bioluminescent luciferase enzymes have historically been too dim to use as probes in living tissue. But recent advances have ...

FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers have created a new method for studying protein degradation within immune cells ...

Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential ...

In vertebrate retinas, specialized photoreceptors responsible for color vision (cone cells) arrange themselves in patterns ...

The right amount of protein depends on factors like age, activity level, and health goals. For the average adult, the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight ...

Thankfully, healthy snacking is possible. For example, choosing a high-protein snack between breakfast and lunch or before dinner can help keep you full and satisfied. Gone are the days of thinking ...

And research suggests that replacing those protein sources with nonmeat alternatives like legumes, nuts, whole grains and more can improve your health in the long run. Such swaps can also be ...

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Center for Advanced Materials Research, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, China Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational ...

With it, biologists can use expansion microscopy to visualize the thin membranes that form the boundaries of cells and enclose the organelles ... tissue sample and a fluorescent molecule for ...

Organelles can either be constructed de novo ... In both cases, Golgi proteins must have self-assembly properties and form structures specifying cisternal shape and size, and stack organization.

Photoactivable fluorescent probe ... and can be further modified to target specific organelles or label particular proteins. This enables selective activation and imaging of subcellular structures ...