Chemical bonds within the eye-lens protein gamma-B crystallin hold the protein together and are therefore important for the function of the protein within the lens. Contrary to previous assumptions, ...

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to what gives tiger's eye its beauty, geologists may have been wrong for years, according to Penn State geoscientists. The popular stone ...

Abnormalities in the shape of the sclera, the white of the eye, can cause various complications and lead to blindness. However, techniques to observe the sclera in detail, such as its fibrous ...

Eyes are one of the most important organs of the body. A healthy pair of eyes means a clear vision, which plays a major role in day-to-day life and quality of experiences. Humans have binocular vision ...

Two-dimensional crystals of rhodopsin were studied to determine the arrangement of the transmembrane alpha helices. A combination of electron cryo-microscopy, image processing and electron ...

FRANKFURT. The lens of the human eye gets its transparency and refractive power from the fact that certain proteins are densely packed in its cells. These are mainly crystallines. If this dense ...