NMR

Infographic depicting the variety of conformations that proteins can assume and how this facilitates multifunctionality.

Infographic: Shapeshifters in the Proteome

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Sep 13, 2024 | 2 min read

Textbooks often depict proteins as nicely folded three-dimensional structures, but many proteins are far from it.

Form Determines Function: Insights from Structural Biology

The Scientist | Jul 23, 2021 | 1 min read

Researchers use diverse tools to analyze protein structures.

Nobel Laureate Richard Ernst Dies at 87

Lisa Winter | Jun 11, 2021 | 3 min read

The chemist refined nuclear magnetic resonance technology, giving rise to the development of MRI.

Measuring Metabolites to Prevent, Diagnose, and Treat Cancer

Niki Spahich, PhD | Jun 11, 2021 | 1 min read

Metabolomics research highlights molecules important for cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

How to Track Metabolites in Tissues Using NMR

Katherine Bourzac | Aug 1, 2018 | 7 min read

Whether it’s aligning software or prepping samples, researchers share their tips for studying the metabolome with this underused approach.

Qatar Blockade Evinces Vulnerability of Helium Supply

Diana Kwon | Jul 9, 2017 | 3 min read

Scientific users had braced for another helium shortage, but many have turned to new technologies to reduce their needs.

Influential Organic Chemist Dies

Bob Grant | Nov 7, 2016 | 2 min read

John Roberts, the MIT and Caltech researcher who pioneered nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a tool to elucidate molecular structure, has passed away.

The Sooner, The Better

Nicholette Zeliadt | Jul 1, 2014 | 8 min read

New approaches to diagnosing bacterial infections may one day allow the identification of pathogens and their antibiotic susceptibility in a matter of hours or minutes.