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Long-term, live-cell imaging helps to settle long-running debates. Monya Baker investigates how the huge investment and time commitment is finally paying off.
Proteins in cell membranes are notoriously hard to crystallize, but new techniques give scientists the means to map them. Monya Baker scouts out the tools for cracking the structure of membrane proteins.
The scientific community now seems convinced that small RNAs will become therapies, if new tools can help these large molecules to make it safely into cells. Monya Baker reports.