Knot theory may sound abstract, but it has become one of the most surprising fields in modern mathematics. Researchers have already cataloged more than 352 million unique knots, each with its own ...

Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) are typically diagnosed after irreversible pathology has developed. Aging, the strongest risk factor, drives molecular changes that ...

Dr. Maraganore brings more than three decades of experience leading discovery, development and commercialization of groundbreaking medicines -- Founding CEO of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals led company ...

Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) are typically diagnosed after irreversible pathology has developed. Aging, the strongest risk factor, drives molecular changes that ...

Fruit flies, mice, zebrafish, yeast and the tiny worm C. elegans are model organisms that have carried modern biology on ...

AI begins transforming precision oncology, speeding drug target discovery with AlphaFold and cutting clinical trial paperwork from months to days. Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA, FACP, hematologist-oncologist ...

In biology, proteins are the dedicated laborers of the cell, but they do not start ready for work. They begin as long chains that must ...

Human DNA constantly refolds in 3D space, and these looping dynamics regulate gene expression and cell identity.

Alan Herbert, Founder and President of InsideOutBio, discusses the evolution of biological concepts related to DNA and protein structures ...

Researchers have been studying tens of thousands of proteins and even more variations without a yardstick to compare their ...

Imagine trying to design a key for a lock that is constantly changing its shape. That is the exact challenge we face in ...

Artificial intelligence has solved one of biology’s most stubborn mysteries: how proteins fold into their intricate three-dimensional shapes. But as the field shifts from prediction to application, a ...