(Nanowerk News) Every cell needs a shell. The cell interior is separated from its surroundings by a membrane made up of fat molecules, helping to create the environment needed for the cell to survive.

Genome size also matters: its radius of gyration influences the most stable shell size. Though capsid proteins can assemble around various RNA lengths or even nanoparticles, our study focused on how a ...

A recent review from researchers at Peking University, published in the Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, offers a thorough exploration of open-shell oligomers and polymers. The review covers theory ...

Heavier nuclei are less stable—that’s something we all learned in school. Adding more nucleons (protons and neutrons) makes atoms more likely to break apart. It’s one reason why elements heavier than ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Research led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside, shows how viruses form protective shells, or capsids, around their genomes — a process that, while messy ...