The Biophysical Society Blog
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Welcome to the BPS Blog! Our blog provides the unique opportunity to share with the biophysics community worldwide BPS-related news, updates, and biophysics content. The Biophysical Society was founded in the 1950s and aims to connect a global community of scientists working at the interface of the physical and life sciences and create, share, and advocate for biophysical knowledge and methods..
The Biophysical Society Blog
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Each issue of BPS Bulletin highlights an editor from the Editorial Board of one of the BPS publications. For the December 2023 issue, we are highlighting Manu Ben-Johny, an editor for Biophysical ..read more
The Biophysical Society Blog
1w ago
Numerous neurodegenerative diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, are associated with excessive aggregation of the RNA-binding protein TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43 kDa) in neurons ..read more
The Biophysical Society Blog
1M ago
Each issue of BPS Bulletin highlights an editor from the Editorial Board of one of the BPS publications. For the November 2023 issue, we are highlighting Grace Brannigan, an associate editor for ..read more
The Biophysical Society Blog
1M ago
This blog is a welcome letter from the organizers of the Molecular Biophysics of Membranes meeting, which will be held in Tahoe, California, June 2-7, 2024 ..read more
The Biophysical Society Blog
1M ago
Protein folding and associated function in the plasma membrane plays a central role in cellular homeostasis. A wide class of bacteria have exploited the membrane environment to design a class of ..read more
The Biophysical Society Blog
2M ago
Membrane phase separation into liquid-ordered and liquid-disordered domains has been speculated to play a role in controlling the cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by the α-secretase ..read more
The Biophysical Society Blog
2M ago
Each issue of BPS Bulletin highlights an editor from the Editorial Board of one of the BPS publications. For the October 2023 issue, we are highlighting Hagen Hofmann, an editor for Biophysical ..read more
The Biophysical Society Blog
2M ago
A protein’s natively folded state, as we call it, may or may not be an energy-minimized state. It can very well be a state with higher energy than some intermediates, giving the protein intrinsic ..read more
The Biophysical Society Blog
2M ago
Ken Jacobson was a beloved figure in the biophysics community. He loved microscopes and watching the proteins and molecules that make up cells move around ..read more