Scientists unlock shape-shifting living tissue, programming cells to fold flat sheets into precise 3D forms

Biological tissues have a remarkable ability to organize and change shape, driven by forces generated by their own cells. One ...

Forget Python Or Java: What You’re Speaking Is Code

Scripting languages like Python and JavaScript quickly gained popularity and pushed further toward human readability. They ...

Polymer physics reveals DNA loops are formed by single molecular motors

Scientists from Skoltech and the University of Potsdam have developed a physical theory that sheds light on how molecular ...
Department of Computer Science - University of Texas at Austin

This is Not a Bunny: The Research Path from Whimsy to Better Spacecraft Fabrication

The bunny you’re looking for is not the furry, cute animal you’re imagining. It’s a woven structure made from hundreds of ...
eLife

Serotonergic modulation of motor subspace dynamics drives a sleep-independent quiescent state

The dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) serotonergic (5-HT) system has been implicated in regulating sleep and motor control; however, its specific role remains controversial. In this study, we found that ...
eLife

Distinct allosteric remodeling of HIV-1 Env dynamics on virions by gp41-directed antibodies reveals two modes of neutralization

HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env), a gp120–gp41 trimer, undergoes coordinated conformational changes that drive membrane fusion and allow immune evasion by transiently concealing ...