Defining the Shape of Cool Structure that nerve cells use to sense cold and menthol could be new target for chronic pain and migraine People are great at detecting cold temperatures and also the cool sensation induced by natural...
Seeing Shapeshifting Receptors at Work Could Yield New Drugs Critical receptors are targeted by a third of all FDA-approved therapies Blood pressure drugs, like many medications in use today, often have ‘off-target’...
Science's 'Master of Ribbon Diagrams' Celebrates 50 Years at Duke Jane Richardson and the foundation of the study of protein science
Molecular Movies of RNA Guide Drug Discovery Precise images of shape-shifting RNA can point out new drug targets DURHAM, N.C. -- Thumb through any old science textbook, and you’ll likely find RNA...
A Mutational Timer is Built Into the Chemistry of DNA Shape-shifting drives mutation rate behind evolution, disease DURHAM, N.C. -- If you had to copy billions of letters from one sheet of paper to another, you...
An Interview with Bob Lefkowitz, Five Years After His Nobel In order to succeed, you need to be able to tell a good story Five years after sharing the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with his former student, Stanford...
Molecular Map Shows How to Disable Dangerous Bioweapon 3D puzzle reveals where a bacterium might be stopped DURHAM, N.C. -- During World War II, the Soviet Red Army was forced to move their biological...
