Dengue Virus: A Trojan Horse of the Molecular World

2018-06-01

The image for June in our 2018 calendar depicts the Dengue Virus (DENV).

Stop motion: The muscular system

2018-05-01

Viruses: Engineering on the nanoscale

2018-04-01

The image for April in our 2018 calendar depicts a single Zika virus protein in addition to the full Zika virus capsid.

Gin, with a twist

2018-03-13

A powerful little motor

2018-03-01

Polio- A resolution to eradicate

2018-02-01

The near-eradication of poliomyelitis is one of the great success stories of modern medicine.

HIV Glycoprotein

2018-01-01

Quinine: Barking up the right tree

2017-12-01

Making Protein

2017-11-01

The human genome codes for 20-25,000 proteins. The lab workhorse bacterium, E.coli, codes for around 2,300.

Opening a Gate to Human Health

2017-10-01

In the 1970s, an exciting discovery of a family of medicines was made by the Japanese scientist Satoshi Ōmura. It is one of these molecules which features in the October image in our 2017 calendar.

Thioredoxin - a small protein with a radical role

2017-09-01

Turning cartwheels

2017-08-01

The image from our 2017 calendar for August is inspired by a molecular cartwheel which is essential for the mobility of single celled parasites called trypanosomes.