biophysics

Alok Wessel was well prepared to present his conference poster, or so he thought.

Researchers used new simulations to obtain the first structures of elusive viruses.

Researchers found that actin filaments can behave counter to decades-old actin dynamics dogma, changing how biologists think about cell movement.

Once obscure mud microbes inspire a new generation of living electronics.

Understanding how Cas9 binds off-target sequences can help researchers refine CRISPR-mediated genome editing.

Katarzyna Tych wants to normalize failure as part of the scientific process.

MINFLUX brought record-breaking resolution to fluorescence microscopy in 2016. A new version perfected for protein tracking came out this spring.

A look at some noteworthy scientists who died this year, leaving behind a legacy of research excellence.

At 33, Dal Co had already founded her own microbial ecology lab at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland.

Islands of rigid cells within a matrix of soft ones allow tumors to be both solid and fluid, granting them toughness without losing the ability to break apart.

The biophysicist shared the 1989 Prize in Chemistry for discovering RNA’s catalytic properties.

His research uncovered secrets of motility in E. coli.

His work revealed that sharks use an electromagnetic sense to navigate and detect prey.

His career bridged impactful research in molecular biology and biochemistry with prolific science writing for academic and nonacademic audiences alike.

Liquid conglomerations of molecules that form in bacterial cells in response to stress promote the cells’ survival, a study finds.

Jeremy England, this month’s Reading Frames author, explains his views on how life may have started not with a primordial, disordered soup, but with smart protein assemblages.

The MIT physicist has demonstrated the importance of clusters of RNA polymerase and other transcription mediators in regulating RNA production.

The Yale neuroscientist seeks to understand the brain’s architecture and function using C. elegans.

Spurred by family tragedy, the medical physicist wants to treat cancer in a new way.