FeaturedNeuroscience·November 2, 2018·4 min readNew Images Show Serotonin Activating its Receptor for First TimeUsing cryo electron microscopy, researchers have successfully images serotonin attaching to the receptor and twisting open the channel, allowing sodium molecules to travel through.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 24, 2017·4 min readFirst Image of Major Brain Receptor in Action CapturedUsing cryo-electron microscopy, researchers have been able to capture how glutamate opens glutamate receptor ion channels. The Nature study provides significant insight into how receptors can mediate brain function.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 5, 2015·4 min readHow Excited Neurons Settle DownResearchers have detailed the structure of the Slo2.2 channel and offer new insights into how this channel works.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·January 13, 2015·3 min readRevealing the Inner Workings of a Molecular MotorResearchers take steps to better understand how dynein helps transport cellular cargo into the cell bodies of neurons.Read More
