A new model suggests how melanopsin, a non-visual pigment in the eye, responds to blue light and controls our body clock 

Sarah E. Reisman, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA, and Corey R. J. Stephenson, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA, awarded

Several hundred novel proteins, many of which surprisingly small, were identified in herpesvirus

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Using DNA origami, scientists created artificial ion channels which are as functional as their biological counterparts

Bacterial virulence factor of mushroom soft rot identified and could help find a drug to treat fungal infections in humans

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When grown under CO2-limiting conditions, a green microalga metabolizes cellulose in addition to doing photosynthesis

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