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Researchers Watch Neural Proteins Change Shape
March 16, 2009 • Scripps Research Institute

NIGMS-funded researchers have been able to follow the changing shape of individual alpha-synuclein proteins, which are linked to Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.

Researchers Observe 'Ratcheting' of Ribosome Molecules
June 5, 2008 • University of Illinois

NIGMS-supported researchers are the first to observe the dynamic, ratchet-like movements of single ribosomal molecules in the act of building proteins from genetic blueprints.

Physicists Manipulate DNA-Drug Interactions
May 19, 2008 • Northeastern University

NIGMS-supported researchers have developed a method using optical tweezers to better understand how DNA-drug interactions occur.

The Roles of HIV Reverse Transcriptase
May 7, 2008 • Harvard University

An NIGMS-funded study used single-molecule fluorescent imaging to trace the role of reverse transcriptase in real time.

 
This page last updated March 16, 2009