Archived articles

Biochemistry

Alum Jason McLellan named MacArthur Fellow

Published Oct 8, 2025

McLellan, who earned a PhD from the School of Medicine in 2009, has transformed vaccine design with his work on viral fusion proteins

View from the Mariana Trench, the deepest depths in the Western Pacific, 3d render illustration

Biology

AI helps reveal how life's building blocks adapt to high pressure

Published Sept 10, 2024

The findings by Johns Hopkins researchers show the potential of AI to dramatically increase the speed of scientific discovery

The sun's light shows the curvature of the Earth, as seen from space

Biochemistry

Ancient proteins offer new clues about origins of life on Earth

Published Feb 27, 2023

In early Earth simulation co-led by Hopkins researchers, scientists gain insights into how amino acids shaped the genetic code of ancient microorganisms

A purple-gloved hand holds a cell culture dish containing small white particles in a light yellow suspension in front of a laptop computer screen showing a folded protein in bright green

Biochemistry

Surprising protein behavior could improve understanding of aging

Published Jan 13, 2023

E. coli proteins lacking the ability to reassemble themselves could one day help scientists rethink studies of the human brain

Biochemistry

Cellular stress enzyme might play key role in neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS

Published March 15, 2021

MARK2 enzyme controls cellular protein synthesis in response to types of stress or damage seen in neurodegenerative disorders, scientists target enzyme for new lines of research

In memoriam

Biochemistry expert P.C. Huang dies at 89

Published Aug 11, 2020

He spent 55 years on the faculty at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, co-edited the field-defining book 'Genetic Issues in Public Health and Medicine'

Biochemistry

Scientists discover fundamental mechanism for RNA regulation

Published Feb 4, 2020

The process removes tangled strands of RNA from cells, a discovery that could help researchers understand how certain degenerative and communicable diseases develop