Giraldez and his research team at Yale found that two specific factors are needed to activate DNA in the newly formed genome.

Certain membrane proteins specialize in transporting molecules out of cells – a problem for the efficacy of cancer medication and antibiotics. Now a team has investigated the transport mechanism of a bacterial membrane protein using an artificially produced antibody fragment.

A new approach to bioprinting has been demonstrated in a study that successfully 3D-printed biological tissues without scaffolds using "ink" made up of only stem cells.

Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. Director of the National Institutes of Health, has recently directly addressed the issue of underrepresented groups in science: "Too often, women and members of other groups underrepresented in science are conspicuously missing in the marquee speaking slots at scientific meetings and other high-level conferences.”

The infectious agents that continually assault our bodies are many and diverse. Even just a few decades ago, diseases such as smallpox and typhoid were killing millions every year and some still are. Thankfully for us, at least for some diseases, this picture has changed, and the development of vaccines has played a not insignificant role in this achievement.

In this instalment of The Evolution of Proteomics, we speak with Dr Alexander Makarov, Director of Research in Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry (MS) at Thermo Scientific, and world-renowned inventor of the Orbitrap mass analyzer technology.

Structural biology has recently observed the marrying of two remarkably complimentary techniques for the study of protein structure and interaction: cross-linking mass spectrometry (XL-MS) and the Nobel prize winning cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM).

In this instalment of The Evolution of Proteomics, Gary Kruppa, Vice President of Proteomics, Bruker Daltonics Inc., discusses the recent technological advances that are driving MS-based plasma proteomics for biomarker discovery and beyond.

In the wake of the "Me Too" (or #MeToo) movement, a spotlight has been cast on an additional obstacle that deters many individuals, particularly women, from working in STEM – the astonishingly high incidence of sexual harassment. In this article, we look at the extent of the issue and speak with some of the women that are working tirelessly to combat sexual harassment in STEM through a variety of organizations.