Nanotechnology

Adenovirus has an icosahedral capsid with unusual cell-binding fibers

Antibodies search for foreign molecules in the blood

Large multienzyme complexes that synthesize diverse small molecules in a stepwise manner.

Cascade and CRISPR help bacteria remember how to fight viral infection

For some proteins, clipped and reassembled sequences can produce the same 3D shape

A flow of electrons powers proton pumps in cellular respiration and photosynthesis

Small pieces of DNA have been engineered to form a nanoscale lattice

Researchers are modifying natural proteins to design new self-assembling protein cages

Researchers have successfully designed entirely new proteins based on biological principles

Designer nanopores work with enzymes to offer pocket-sized DNA sequencing

RNA aptamers are being engineered to track molecules inside living cells

GFP-like proteins found in nature or engineered in the laboratory now span every color of the rainbow

A tiny fluorescent protein from jellyfish has revolutionized cell biology

Inteins splice themselves out of larger protein chains

Nanodiscs conveniently package a small piece of membrane for experimental studies.

Nanowires conduct electrons one at a time inside biological molecules.

Small biomineral crystals are used to build bone, eggshells and even tiny compasses.

Nanotech scientists are designing new ways to combine proteins and nanoparticles

The structure of ricin reveals how it kills cells and how vaccines can produce immunity against ricin poisoning

TAL-effectors are modular, DNA-reading proteins that can be used to edit DNA in living cells