by Ken Chiacchia | Feb 21, 2025 | Bridges-2, Science Highlights
The pointed end of HIV’s outer viral shell, its capsid, helps it squeeze into host cells’ nuclear pore. A team from Pitt has simulated the virus in PSC’s Bridges-2 to show how a twist in a critical protein may help it shoehorn in. Based on a figure from Yang DT et al....
by Ken Chiacchia | Feb 5, 2025 | Neocortex, Science Highlights
In real life, mutants can arise when their DNA changes to give them an advantage over the rest of the population. A team from the University of Michigan used simulations on PSC’s Neocortex to find out why beneficial mutants rarely come to dominate real...
by Ken Chiacchia | Jan 22, 2025 | Bridges-2, Science Highlights
A visualization of the Moon’s Clavius crater. Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio. Visualizer Ernie Wright (USRA), Technical support Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.), Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.) Previous Missions Did Not Add...
by Ken Chiacchia | Jan 3, 2025 | Anton, Science Highlights
Generated models of the AT1 receptors taken from Supporting Information: Structural Rearrangement of the AT1 Receptor Modulated by Membrane Thickness and Tension, Figure S11. G Protein-Coupled Receptor Triggered by Mechanical Tension as Well as Chemical Signals,...
by Ken Chiacchia | Nov 25, 2024 | Bridges-2, Science Highlights
Certain numbers of metal atoms can assemble into stable nanoparticles with symmetrical, crystalline shapes. Even more interesting are the irregular or unstable shapes that arise with the numbers in between. Adobe Stock 261656757 New Structures, Simulated and Studied...
by Ken Chiacchia | Nov 7, 2024 | Bridges-2, Research, Science Highlights
By Kimberly Mann Bruch, ACCESS, and Ken Chiacchia, PSC Farming requires extensive planning. A team from the University of Maryland hopes that DAWN will be a useful crop management tool. Adobe Stock 523624107. Maryland Researchers Advance Agriculture Dashboard Using...
