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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer and the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths ...

Abstract: We introduce a three-dimensional (3-D) parametric active contour algorithm for the shape estimation of DNA molecules from stereo cryo-electron micrographs. We estimate the shape by matching ...

A team at EPFL and the University of Arizona has discovered that making molecules bigger and more flexible can actually ...

Deep within our nerve cells, a molecule is at work that has no beginning and no end. Instead of a straight chain, as is ...

Methane is one of the most powerful greenhouse gases, significantly contributing to global warming. It also affects the ...

a band of actin and myosin-II molecules forms around the waist of the cell and generates local tension 30. A tight control of cortical contractility is thus required to control cell shape.

Discover how photosynthesis works, the role of chlorophyll, and why this natural process is essential for life on ...

Feature The future of archival data storage is tape, more tape, and then possibly glass-based tech, with DNA and other ...

Boltz-2 is the latest milestone in MIT Jameel Clinic’s growing portfolio of open-source tools for health, developed at the ...

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For a long time, scientists depended on luck to find new proteins. In 1840, for example, Friedrich Ludwig Hünefeld, a German ...