A new study found that a single mutation to the hemagglutinin protein of an H5N1 virus isolated from a dairy worker in Texas this spring switched the protein’s binding specificity from avian- to human ...

Specific protein receptors in the brain play a vital role in how neurons slow down or stop firing, making them targets for many disorders. Researchers have now constructed a detailed structural map of ...

Drug discovery requires two separate steps: checking whether a drug can bind to a harmful molecule or its receptor, and finding out if the drug can stop the molecule and its receptor from interacting.