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Using optical tweezers, researchers at National Taiwan University have observed individual binding events in real time, ...

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Promoting FtsZ toroidal polymer formation by ZapD offers new insights into stabilizing the bacterial division ring.

There are many different types of cells in animals. Each type is specialised for a particular role. These ensure that the organism functions as a whole. The head of the sperm contains the genetic ...

It's no secret that your go-to habits and strategies for how you take care of yourself need to change as you get older. "Your body probably isn't working the same way at 40-plus as it was at 20," said ...

Abstract: We investigated the agreement and accuracy of manual editing of the high-density electromyogram (hdEMG) decomposition results by seven human operators with various experience levels. All ...

Abstract: Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a nondestructive testing technique, which has great potential in the fields of muscle force estimation, human motion intent recognition, and ...

Sometimes it’s easy to tell if something is living or not. A teddy bear might look like a bear, but it cannot do any of the seven things it needs to be able to do to count as being alive. A car can ...

Mar. 27, 2025 — Glucose is life's main energy source. But a new study reveals a surprising role as a master manipulator of tissue maturation, hinting at its importance in diabetes and ...