InSBGrid Community NewsbySBGrid·Sep 28Monkeypox has no treatment. Scientists just found its weak spot.SBGrid member Jonathan Abraham discovered how the monkeypox DNA-copying machine works, a blueprint researchers need for future treatments.A response icon1A response icon1
InSBGrid Community NewsbySBGrid·Jul 30Small viruses can have a big impact on human healthSBGrid member Mihnea Bostina reports on Bas18 and its potential uses in therapeutics, vaccines, and food safety.
InSBGrid Community NewsbySBGrid·Jun 30Drugging the UndruggableDhirendra Simanshu from NCI’s RAS Initiative on the creation of a breaker that disrupts the KRAS-PI3Ka interaction now in clinical trials.
InSBGrid Community NewsbySBGrid·Apr 28Molecular Proofreading: Mechanisms of Enzyme BindingSBGrid member Jochen Zimmer describes the two-step mechanism CvHAS uses to navigate the balance between substrate specificity and…
Subhadip Jana·Apr 7The CryoEM Resolution Revolution: Why Your Maps Need a Local UpgradeIf you work with biological data, you’ve undoubtedly heard of cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM). It’s the technique that’s been blowing up…
InSBGrid Community NewsbySBGrid·Mar 29Structure-guided AntibioticsAndrés Palencia of National Institute of Health and Medical Reserves works to develop drugs to combat drug-resistant bacteria and…
InSBGrid Community NewsbySBGrid·Feb 26Electric Bacteria: Biological “Power Cords”SBGrid member Fengbin (Jerry) Wang of University describes their use of CryoEM to identify the biological “power cords” bacteria use.
InSBGrid Community NewsbySBGrid·Jan 28The Stories Antibodies TellJean-Philippe Julien from The Hospital for Sick Children interrogate antibodies that arise from natural infections and vaccine trials.
Harvard Undergraduate Microbiology Society·Dec 2, 2025The Long Awaited Pursuit of Scientists: Cryo-EMWith a more specific understanding of pathogens’ behavior, scientists can also create solutions that target their exact behaviors.
InSBGrid Community NewsbySBGrid·Nov 30, 2025Mapping bacteriophagesSBGrid member Mihnea Bostina helps to uncover the first high-resolution, head-to-tail structural map of a Felixounavirus bacteriophage.
