Imagine the magnificent glaciers of Greenland, the eternal snow of the Tibetan high mountains, and the permanently ice-cold ...

Like all complex organisms, every human originates from a single cell that multiplies through countless cell divisions.

Learn how cell-free protein synthesis helps researchers overcome the challenges of traditional membrane protein production ...

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have solved a 60-year-old mystery in bacterial cell envelope ...

A majority of biomimetic membranes used for current biophysical studies rely on planar structures such as supported lipid bilayer (SLB) and self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). While they have ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death world-wide. Although the standard of care for patients with advanced stage lung cancer has significantly improved with the advent of ...

A novel method for purifying membrane proteins is presented. The approach makes use of engineered micelles composed of a nonionic detergent, β-octylglucoside, and a hydrophobic metal chelator, ...