﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:36:55 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>The Biophysical Society </title><link>https://www.biophysics.org:443/blog?ctl=rss&amp;amp;mid=788</link><atom:link href="https://www.biophysics.org:443/blog?ctl=rss&amp;mid=788" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith Zimmerman]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[From Colorful Folds to Chromatin Physics]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/from-colorful-folds-to-chromatin-physics</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/19046/125-15-cover-for-blog-copy.jpg" length="127688"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ At first glance, our cover image is simply colorful. But a closer look reveals something unusual. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/from-colorful-folds-to-chromatin-physics</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-19046]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith Zimmerman]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The Sticky Science of HPV16-glycan Interactions: How Multivalency Shapes Virus Dynamics at the Cell Surface]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/the-sticky-science-of-hpv16-glycan-interactions-how-multivalency-shapes-virus-dynamics-at-the-cell-surface</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/19010/125-14-cover-for-blog-copy.jpg" length="129426"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ When approaching a cell, viruses encounter a complex cell-surface environment where they must engage receptors to initiate infection. Many viruses have evolved to exploit the “forest” of sugars ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/the-sticky-science-of-hpv16-glycan-interactions-how-multivalency-shapes-virus-dynamics-at-the-cell-surface</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-19010]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeetender Chugh]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Do You Need a Magnet to Measure NMR Relaxation Rates?]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/do-you-need-a-magnet-to-measure-nmr-relaxation-rates</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/19005/125-11_cover-for-blog-copy.jpg" length="56819"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ Protein dynamics, conformational exchange, and motional modes are different names for a process that is inherently present in the proteins, allowing these nanomachines to perform various cellular ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:02:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/do-you-need-a-magnet-to-measure-nmr-relaxation-rates</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-19005]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith Zimmerman]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Know the Editor]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/know-the-editor-67</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/18969/KTE-copy.jpg" length="89026"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ Each issue of  BPS Bulletin  highlights an editor from the Editorial Board of one of the BPS publications. For the July-August 2026 issue, we are highlighting Raghuveer Parthasarathy, an editor for  ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:10:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/know-the-editor-67</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-18969]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Phelan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The Lizard’s Gift: Talking to Non-Scientists about the Deep Innovation that Comes from Science]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/the-lizards-gift-talking-to-non-scientists-about-the-deep-innovation-that-comes-from-science</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/18959/Lizard-Blog-Post-Cover-Image.jpg" length="128783"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[  A message from BPS President Karen Fleming:  

 On June 20th, a colleague published an opinion article in which he stated that  You cannot schedule the lizard’s gift.  [1]  He was referring to ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/the-lizards-gift-talking-to-non-scientists-about-the-deep-innovation-that-comes-from-science</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-18959]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Phelan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[What is your favorite molecule?]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/what-is-your-favorite-molecule</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/18937/Screenshot-2026-07-06-074500.jpg" length="194056"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ Is it RNA? Is it chromatin? Is it “membrane protein”?  

 The reason I ask this question is because I was chatting with a student this week, and I brought up the Office of Management and ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:53:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/what-is-your-favorite-molecule</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-18937]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith Zimmerman]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Bacterial Lipids on the Move in Molecular Dynamics Simulations]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/bacterial-lipids-on-the-move-in-molecular-dynamics-simulations</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/18951/125-13-cover-for-blog-copy.jpg" length="109513"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[  In our research , we used molecular dynamics simulations that act as a computational microscope to visualize how membrane proteins perform their physiological functions and interact with ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/bacterial-lipids-on-the-move-in-molecular-dynamics-simulations</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-18951]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith Zimmerman]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[From Cell Contact to Cellular Mechanics: CRB2 as a Dynamic Sensor in Kidney Cells]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/from-cell-contact-to-cellular-mechanics-crb2-as-a-dynamic-sensor-in-kidney-cells</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/18880/125-12-cover-for-blog-copy.jpg" length="143896"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ The  cover image of the June 16 issue of  Biophysical Journal   is based on Figure 6 of  our study  on the role of the polarity protein Crumbs2 (CRB2) within kidney podocytes. The image highlights ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/from-cell-contact-to-cellular-mechanics-crb2-as-a-dynamic-sensor-in-kidney-cells</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-18880]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith Zimmerman]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Inhibition of the ATP Synthase c-Subunit Leak Channel with Bedaquiline  Rescues Excitotoxic Cell Death in Neurons]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/inhibition-of-the-atp-synthase-c-subunit-leak-channel-with-bedaquiline-rescues-excitotoxic-cell-death-in-neurons</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/18845/BR-6-2-cover-for-blog-copy.jpg" length="96385"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[  In our research , we used primary hippocampal neurons to study how therapeutically significant compounds modulate mitochondria-mediated cell death during excitotoxic stress. The  cover image of the ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/inhibition-of-the-atp-synthase-c-subunit-leak-channel-with-bedaquiline-rescues-excitotoxic-cell-death-in-neurons</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-18845]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Meredith Zimmerman]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The Cytoskeleton—An Important Regulator of Membrane Protein Condensation]]></title><link>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/the-cytoskeletonan-important-regulator-of-membrane-protein-condensation</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="https://www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/18828/125-11_cover-for-blog-copy.jpg" length="56819"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[  In our research , we use both Monte Carlo simulations and mean field theory to investigate how the cytoskeleton affects the condensation of integral membrane proteins during cell adhesion and what ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.biophysics.org/blog/the-cytoskeletonan-important-regulator-of-membrane-protein-condensation</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[9b956176-01f8-4eaa-a66e-ff2aaac2fa6b-18828]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>