Electron Microscopy – News and Features

For some HIV vaccines, repetitive immunizations lead to a chain reaction of antibody production against immune complexes already bound to viral proteins.

Harvard and Boston University researchers mapped the Nipah virus polymerase, a key protein for viral replication, using cryo-electron microscopy. The study identifies potential drug targets.

Researchers have developed the first 2D mechanically interlocked material that could be the future of armor.

Microglia can partially break down amyloid plaques by "spitting" a digestive enzyme at them, a new study has found.

Researchers identified a stress-induced microglial pathway that accelerates Alzheimer’s disease by releasing toxic lipids that harm neurons and synapses. Blocking this integrated stress response reversed Alzheimer’s symptoms in preclinical models.

UAB researchers found that polymer-based tea bags release billions of micro- and nanoplastics during infusion. These particles can penetrate intestinal cells, even reaching the cell nucleus. Advanced techniques confirmed the contamination.

For the first time, scientists mapped the atomic-scale interactions of influenza’s RNA-protein double-helix shield using cryo-electron microscopy. This reveals potential drug targets to destabilize the viral genome.

Explore the technologies currently being used and developed to detect microplastics and nanoplastics.

New materials that reduce noise interference could help manage the side effects of brain pacemakers.

Scientists have developed a way to deliver radiation just to cancerous cells; the therapy combines a drug to mark the cancer cells for destruction and a radioactive antibody to kill them.