The human body is made up mostly of water. If this water is removed, the body's cells cannot survive, even when water is ...

Proteins are often studied at very low temperatures. In the case of cryo-electron microscopy, for example, proteins are frozen so they can be analyzed with powerful microscopes to learn more about ...

A new machine learning method has achieved what even AlphaFold cannot — the design of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), the shape-shifting biomolecules that make up nearly 30% of all human ...

Researchers have discovered how unstructured segments of surface proteins regulate the biological function of a cell. Their ...

Proteins, the pillars of cellular function, often assemble into 'complexes' to fulfill their functions. A study reveals why this assembly often begins during the very process of protein synthesis or ...

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are expressed on the surface of cells and regulate a range of important functions. Because they are involved in so many sensory and physiological processes, ...

Using a new method, researchers at ETH Zurich can measure alterations in the social network of proteins in cells. This work lays the foundation for the development of new drugs to treat diseases such ...

Long accused of raising cholesterol, eggs have a bad reputation. However, science has evolved and their place in the diet has ...

A hustle and bustle like at the Zurich Street Parade: inside a cell, countless different proteins interact with each other around the cell nucleus. Inside cells, it's like in a packed dance club: ...