Polyphosphates are found in living organisms in both linear and cyclic forms. They are thought to act as storage molecules and phosphate donors. Since the 1950s, researchers have thought that branched ...

Due to the highly refractive internal sulfur globules, filaments of Beggiatoa appear white and can easily be seen in a transparent agar medium. The distribution of the filaments in the top part of the ...

Osaka, Japan - Long-term dialysis treatment is tough on the body in many ways, but one of the most serious complications is dialysis-related amyloidosis, a disease characterized by abnormal buildup of ...

In recent years, CryoEM has enabled scientists to decipher the structures of the fibrils that form various deposits in neurodegenerative disease. They have not only solved disease-specific folding ...