May 29, 2024 Biology, Health

Synchrotron radiation-based X-ray imaging to improve knowledge about female reproductive system
Developing an approach to investigate at high spatial definition the quality and state…
May 27, 2024 Biology, Health

Asbestos fibers and cell membranes: interaction revealed
The serious effects of asbestos on lung tissues are, unfortunately, dramatically known. However,…
May 24, 2024 Biology

Mapping light-reflecting protein structures in squid skin cells
Squids and other cephalopods have evolved skin cells, called iridophores and leucophores. These…
May 21, 2024 Biology, Health

The effects of nanoplastics on macrophages unraveled by Synchrotron high-resolution spectro-microscopies
Nanoplastics (NPs) can easily interact with cells, therefore their presence in the environment…
March 18, 2024 Biology, Materials Sciences

A multi-technique analysis to study the structure of cellulose nanofibrils-based hydrogels
Hydrogels are solid–liquid systems formed by a variety of water-soluble polymers, which in…
February 12, 2024 Biology, Health

A newly discovered DNA quadruplex structure with potential bio-technology applications
G-quadruplexes (G4s) are structures found in G-rich, evolutionarily conserved regions at the ends…
November 30, 2023 Biology, Health

A new tool to predict RNA/DNA duplexes stability in cells
RNA/DNA hybrid duplexes formation is a crucial step of important biological processes, such…
November 9, 2023 Biology, Health

New insights on the formation of secondary nucleic acid structures adopted by cytosine-rich DNA
i-Motifs (iMs) are tetra-helical secondary structures, generated by the folding of DNA sequences…