A team of US researchers has gained new insights into how large protein molecules consistently fold themselves into useful shapes. Using a new approach to fluorescence microscopy, Hoi Sung Chung and ...

The blocks contain precisely measured fluorescent dyes dispersed in polymethyl methacrylate, according to Starna Cells, the company that makes them. Because the optical properties of the standards are ...

Engineer Manu Prakash helped develop a malaria-finding microscope that works in low-resource settings, improving access to sensitive infectious disease diagnostics.

It turns out you can quite literally see an analog signal if the conditions are right—and you look closely enough.

In Michigan Tech's biology teaching lab, undergraduate students research potential cancer cures with help from the humble worm.

A new study from Scripps Research reveals how a key touch-sensing protein detects mechanical forces with remarkable precision. Each time something lightly presses against your skin, specialized sensor ...

Researchers discovered that immune-related proteins form membrane-bound rings that help regulate cell death signals, ensuring pathogens are contained without harming healthy tissue.

Scientists want to redesign psychedelics so that they don’t induce a trip—but they still improve mental health.

An ancient artist applied a white substance to an illustration of a jackal, slimming down its appearance, according to ...

Scientists offer new insight into how the body detects light touch and how disruptions in that process may contribute to sensory disorders.

Neuroscientists at King’s College London (UK) have pinpointed a mechanism behind the increased neural connectivity seen in very early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Published in Translational ...

A micrometer-sized liquid crystal droplet doped with fluorescent dye functions as a nanosecond optical switch that controls light output using light alone. The resonant cavity design cuts the energy ...