Course for engineering, biology, and physics students who want to learn about the mechanics of molecules as it applies to the functioning of cells. The inner workings of biological machinery has ...

Though it might seem like science fiction, scientists are working to build nanoscale molecular machines that can be designed for myriad applications, such as "smart" medicines and materials. But like ...

Biology is full of molecular machines, such as motor proteins and ATP synthase, that operate self-sufficiently through cycles of oxidation and reduction. A team of human chemists at the University of ...

Trying to untangle a knot in a mess of strings can be frustrating and time-consuming. But not so for molecular machines—molecules that convert chemical energy into mechanical work and motion. Machines ...

For Lucas Farnung, there is no question more fascinating than how a single fertilized egg develops into a fully-functioning human. As a structural biologist, he is studying this process on the ...

Epigenetic aging clocks use DNA methylation patterns to measure biological age and predict health risks across human tissues.

This journal collection focuses on Viral Macromolecular Machines, particularly bacterial viruses (bacteriophages) and animal viruses as models of complex, self-assembling biological systems. We invite ...

The Na+-NQR enzyme is vital for energy production in pathogenic bacteria like the one that causes cholera, making it a highly ...

Tiny machines built from individual molecules are moving from science fiction into working hardware, promising to reshape medicine, manufacturing, and even computing. Instead of gears and pistons, ...

Scientists have built DNA-based nanocircuits that reset with heat, enabling reusable molecular systems for tasks like cargo sorting and pattern recognition. (Nanowerk News) Though it might seem like ...

Machine learning is changing the front end of drug discovery, where researchers decide which targets to pursue and which molecules deserve costly laboratory work. Its deeper test lies further ...