The authors have developed a high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) method that enables them to generate rapid images of proteins at much higher resolution than light microscopy. Here they apply ...

Boron, though required only in minimal amounts, is vital for plant development. It strengthens cell walls and supports the growth of roots and shoots. Normally, boron, in the form of boric acid, is ...

With intensifying global warming and climate change, drought has become a major threat to global agriculture, impacting crop yields and food security. To survive such adverse events, plants have ...

Cytokinetics, Incorporated CYTK has entered a pivotal phase following the FDA approval of its first drug, Myqorzo (aficamten) ...

JUPITER, Fla., Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Myosin Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing novel therapies for cancer and neurological disorders, has closed its second seed funding ...

A team of biophysicists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Penn State College of Medicine set out to tackle the long-standing question about the nature of force generation by myosin, the ...

JUPITER, Fla., April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Myosin Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing innovative therapies for cancer and neurological disorders, today announced that it has been ...

"This process appears to be regulated by myosin-binding protein-C (cMyBP-C), which is a heart muscle protein," study author Kerry McDonald said. "Our study investigated its role in cardiac muscle ...

Using technologies like electron microscopy (EM) it is possible to capture molecular mechanisms in great detail, but not when these mechanisms are currently moving. The field of cryomicroscopy ...

In its early stages, Alzheimer disease is increasingly recognized as a disease of synapses, those key mediators of memory storage in the brain. Enhancing synaptic function, therefore, might be a ...