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The teaching power of water
“I questioned whether children would be very interested in this exercise; there wasn’t much to it.” At an outreach event aimed at children, Jessica Desamero learns that three cups of water can convey complex science.
How do diet and lipoprotein levels affect heart health
Analysis of a dietary study shows that lipid profiling may prove beneficial — and healthy dietary intervention may reduce risk.
The subtle strength of hydrogen bonds
Indu Sridharan remembers how water complicated her atomic force microscopy imaging studies of collagen.
In memoriam: William L. Smith
He served as associate editor of both the Journal of Biological Chemistry and the Journal of Lipid Research and was an ASBMB member for more than 40 years.
Honors for Fleming, Garcia and Lichtenstein
Karen Fleming elected president of Biophysical Society. The Eastern Analytical Symposium honors Ben Garcia for achievements in mass spec. Tufts University names Alice Lichtenstein a distinguished professor.
We are family: Tracing the evolution of animals
To understand the origins of muticelled life, researchers are studying a motley assortment of simpler animal relatives. The commonalities they’re unearthing offer a trove of clues about our mutual past.
3D shapes of viral proteins point to previously unknown roles
A research team led by Jennifer Doudna has harnessed computational and deep-learning tools to predict the shapes of nearly 4,500 species that infect animals and humans.
The molecular biology of commercial cannabis testing
Anthony Torres of Front Range Biosciences, explains how scientists analyze organisms growing on the plant as well as the genetic markers in cannabis DNA.
Meet Our Contributors
Briana James
Alan Attie
Jay Thakkar
Carmen Morcelle
Mapping out the protein path to hearing
Briana James
To determine the profile of inner hair cell proteins, a team of researchers develops a technique that optimizes proteomics for limited sample sizes. Read More
Being on the outside of the inside
Alan Attie
“I’m somewhere between South American, American, Middle Eastern, and Sephardic–Spanish … This made it challenging for me to fully melt into the American melting pot.” Read More
A pandemic focus on a notorious protein
Jay Thakkar
Gabriela Dias Noske received a JBC Tabor Award for her paper assessing the structural features of the main protease of the SARS-CoV-2 virus for drug design. Read More
Who am I? Finding yourself in a different country
Carmen Morcelle
It’s easy to fall in love with a new place. But what do you do when the honeymoon ends and the challenges of being an international trainee begin to grow? Read More
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