Why is knowing the atomic structure of molecules useful? Learn why, and how information like this about protein structure is shared through a publicly available database.

Makio Murayama, a Japanese-American biochemist who was turned away from the Manhattan Project due to his heritage, rose to prominence for his work uncovering the link between the structure of ...

How proteins evolved the ability to form complexes made up of multiple subunits—and what functions this new structure enabled in early multimeric proteins—isn’t well understood. To better understand ...

Scientists have announced the discovery of damaged hemoglobin in the hollow, blood vessel–like structures of dinosaur fossils. The researchers used a novel technique they hope may put an enduring ...

The tangled mass of tubing, disks and light bulbs unveiled before a packed meeting of the Royal Society of scientists in London looked for all the world like an outsize example of abstract sculpture.

Scientists report chemical evidence that fragments of hemoglobin, the molecule responsible for carrying oxygen in blood, may still exist inside certain dinosaur fossils. Using a specialized ...

Red blood cells play an important role, bringing oxygen and nutrients to your cells and organs. They contain a protein called hemoglobin, which is responsible for bringing oxygen from the lungs to the ...