New method reveals how mutations drive transthyretin amyloidosis and guides precision drug design

An international research team reveals new molecular mechanisms associated with pathogenic mutations in the protein ...

A tug-of-war explains a decades-old question about how bacteria swim

Scientists have uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction, providing fresh insight into one of ...
Morningstar

Genesis Molecular AI Unveils Pearl, a Field-Leading Foundation Model that Achieves Unprecedented Performance in Drug-Protein Structure Prediction

Genesis’ proprietary foundation model – Pearl – outperforms frontier models, including AlphaFold 3, on key benchmarks that predict utility in real-world drug discovery Pearl’s performance improved ...
New Scientist

Google says its quantum computer can reveal the structure of molecules

Researchers at Google Quantum AI have used their Willow quantum computer to help interpret data from Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, a mainstay of chemistry and biology research. The ...
Everyday Health

What a Body Composition Screening Is — and What It Says About Your Health

There are various types of body composition tests (more on these below). Still, each one measures the percentages of fat and fat-free mass (muscle and bone) in the body. Knowing these percentages can ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Architects of a New Kind of Molecular Structure Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Members of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry hold a model of a metal-organic framework during the 2025 prize announcement in Stockholm on October 8. Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP via Getty Images Three ...
PNAS

The molecular-level diagenetic clock of sinking marine organic matter

Sinking particulate organic matter is a dominant component of the biological carbon pump. A paucity of knowledge regarding molecular-level composition of these sinking particles contributes to ...
The Conversation

Molecular ‘fossils’ offer microscopic clues to the origins of life – but they take care to interpret

Caroline Lynn Kamerlin receives funding from the NASA Exobiology program. Liam Longo receives funding from the NASA Exobiology program. The questions of how humankind came to be, and whether we are ...
C&EN

Activity: Small Changes in Structure Can Lead to Big Changes in Fragrance

How does our nose work? Have you wondered how we can detect so many different types of odors? There is chemistry behind food smells. In this activity, we will explore how small changes in chemical ...
Science Daily

An ‘impossible’ 20-electron molecule challenges 100 years of chemistry

Scientists at OIST have defied a foundational rule in chemistry by creating a stable 20-electron version of ferrocene—an organometallic molecule once thought to be limited to 18 valence electrons.
IEEE

Multi-Modal Molecular Representation Learning via Structure Awareness

Abstract: Accurate extraction of molecular representations is a critical step in the drug discovery process. In recent years, significant progress has been made in molecular representation learning ...