eLife in Life’s Building Blocks

Aug 3, 2019

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Exploring one gene’s role in controlling blood sugar

An ancient gene that helped hunter-gatherers…

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eLife in Life’s Building Blocks

Aug 8, 2019

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Optimizations take CT scanning to the next level

State-of-the-art X-ray imaging technology unveils…

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eLife in Life’s Building Blocks

Aug 17, 2019

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Time to cut

A combination of mathematical and experimental approaches gives new insight into how…

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eLife in Life’s Building Blocks

Aug 12, 2019

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Defensin on the attack

A small protein that fights off bacterial infections can also battle against…

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eLife in Life’s Building Blocks

Aug 29, 2019

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Inflammation clean-up crew

A pair of ancient proteins work together to break down and clean up the…

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eLife in Life’s Building Blocks

Aug 15, 2019

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Ribosomes, assemble!

Cryo-electron microscopy reveals the mechanism that constructs the ribosome site…

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eLife in Life’s Building Blocks

Aug 10, 2019

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Faulty factories stop the production line

Unfinished ribosomes halt their own production, stopping…

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eLife in Life’s Building Blocks

Aug 20, 2019

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In or out?

Two common anti-diabetic drugs may have unexpected outcomes on the amount of insulin…

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eLife in Life’s Building Blocks

Aug 13, 2019

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Closing the gap

Studying the eyes of chick embryos provides new insights into how tissues fuse.

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eLife in Life’s Building Blocks

Aug 28, 2019

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Bitter times for Salmonella

In human cells, certain bacteria that cause food poisoning live in an…

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These were the top 10 stories published by Life’s Building Blocks in August of 2019. You can also dive into daily archives for August of 2019 by using the calendar at the top of this page.