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Simon Lichtinger

Simon Lichtinger is a PhD student contributor to Physics World. Simon studies in the department of biochemistry at the University of Oxford. In his research, he uses molecular simulations to study drug transport through membrane transporter proteins. He is also a keen amateur jazz musician.

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Novel imaging platform reveals the neuronal basis of a drifting mind

A new experimental platform combines functional MRI with calcium-sensitive photometry to study large-scale brain networks in rats

Engineered DNA nanotubes form tiny pipes into cells

Researchers use DNA nanotechnology to assemble micron-long, leak-proof tubes that could advance the construction of synthetic cells

Computational model maps patterns of neurodegeneration across the brain

A computational model relating symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease to glucose metabolism scans could enhance our understanding of the brain

The first electron counts – how anaerobic microbes ‘breathe’ iron

Only the first of two electrons transferred from a cell to an external mineral determines the rate of iron-based bacterial respiration

Small-world networks regulate transcription in cells

Simulations of a bead-and-spring model of DNA reveal how the 3D structure of the genome determines gene expression in cells

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