Simulations reveal protein 'dynamin' constricts cell membranes by loosening its grip

Dynamin is a protein that plays a central role in endocytosis—the process where cells internalize substances by wrapping them ...
Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering

3D-Printed Scaffolds for New Blood Vessels

Professors Guillermo Ameer and Cheng Sun contributed to work that points to a new approach for heart bypass grafts.

Mitochondrial enzyme's atomic-level structure reveals how it processes RNA

Researchers at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet have captured the first detailed molecular snapshots of human polynucleotide phosphorylase (hPNPase) in action, ...

Study identifies misleading genomic sequences of bacteria causing gonorrhea

Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified issues with most genomic sequence data for the Neisseria gonorrhoeae ...

Structure details positive trial data for a weight-loss pill, and the stock rockets

Structure Therapeutics is developing a daily GLP-1 receptor pill called aleniglipron, that just showed positive results from a Phase 2 trial.
IEEE

Analysis of the group structure of a school of biomimetic AUVS coordinated using nearest neighbour principles

Abstract: Biomimetic Autonomous Underwater Vehicles are Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) that employ similar propulsion and steering mechanisms as real fish which result in improvements in ...