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Biophysics
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The genetic architecture of protein stability
Combinatorial mutagenesis library designs Combinatorial library 1 Library 1 was designed using a computationally efficient greedy strategy to…
Mechanical forces as a signal in embryonic self-organization
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 25 September 2024 A developing embryo is shaped by forces that are generated by the active…
Self-organized tissue mechanics underlie embryonic regulation
Animals All experimental methods and animal husbandry for transgenic quails were performed in accordance with the guidelines of…
Thread, read, rewind, repeat: towards using nanopores for protein sequencing
Nature, Published online: 11 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02664-3 Biologists would love to be able to read out the amino-acid…
aridity spurs diversity of traits
Download the Nature Podcast 7 August 2024 In this episode: 00:48 Plant trait diversity in drylands A study…
Protein droplets spread to seal tight junctions
Nature, Published online: 07 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02234-7 Cells that form tissue barriers rely on cell–cell contacts called tight…
The mechanism for directional hearing in fish
Animals All animal experiments conformed to Berlin state, German federal and European Union animal welfare regulations and were…
Mechanics of human embryo compaction
Firmin, J. & Maître, J.-L. Morphogenesis of the human preimplantation embryo: bringing mechanics to the clinics. Semin. Cell…
Fresh tools for watching the ‘lava lamps’ of living cells
The cells glow green under the high-powered microscope, each bedazzled with a constellation of luminous proteins and RNA…
Energetic laser pulses alter outcomes of X-ray studies of proteins
THE PAPER IN BRIEF • Ultrashort, intense X-ray pulses generated at facilities known as X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs)…