Can the bend of a banana give us insight into cancer? What does the shape of a rice grain have to do with infertility? The ...

Can the bend of a banana give us insight into cancer? What does the shape of a rice grain have to do with infertility? The proteins that give plants their shape and structure are also involved in ...

Tau misfolding into β-sheet-rich filaments and subsequent recruitment of monomeric tau are central to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. While cryo-EM has resolved the conformation of the AD tau ...

Drawing inspiration from the seed structure of the South African geranium (Pelargonium appendiculatum), which changes shape in response to environmental humidity, researchers at the Istituto Italiano ...

Genoa (Italy), 19th April 2023 - A robot with the shape of a seed and with the ability to explore the soil based on humidity changes. It is made of biodegradable materials and able to move within the ...