ABOUT 120,000 types of protein molecule have yielded up their structures to science. That sounds a lot, but it isn’t. The techniques, such as X-ray crystallography and nuclear-magnetic resonance ...

Researchers have discovered and explored new shapes of microcompartments, the molecular shells that encapsulate cellular components.

We expect this generic shape ID-based nanomechanical approach to hold great potential in genetic analysis at the single-molecule level.

Scientists at the University of Manchester have created a new molecular shape -- a group of interlocking rings, twisted into a six-pointed "Star of David." But they weren't inspired by the shape's ...