Proteins are fundamental biomolecules that perform a broad range of vital functions within the human body. They serve as an essential structural and functional component of cells, tissues and organs ...

Most of the proteins in your body can be grouped into four categories based on the function they carry out. Category Function Examples Structural Forms supporting frameworks inside cells and forms ...

Proteins form the structural and functional backbone of the cell, and any perturbation in their synthesis can disrupt normal ...

Our brain's remarkable ability to form and store memories has long fascinated scientists, yet most of the microscopic ...

Scientists have for the first time looked deep into the protein structure that may determine our vision—and discovered that it is much more dynamic than previously thought. RBP3 not only changes its ...

Now, Scripps Research scientists have analyzed the structure and stability of a critical RSV and hMPV protein to better ...

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