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Life’s Building Blocks
Focusing on the molecules and cells that make up living things
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Life’s Building Blocks
Jan 10, 2023
Journey to the edge of the cell
Insights into the protein interactions that allow bacteria to move…
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eLife
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Life’s Building Blocks
Jul 30, 2020
Growing with the flow
Microscopy reveals how flotillin proteins help bacteria to grow by making their…
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Life’s Building Blocks
May 12, 2020
Defective enzyme weakens cell wall
A peptidoglycan-modifying enzyme with a missing helix impairs the…
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Life’s Building Blocks
May 7, 2020
Interfering from all angles
The versatility of a protein that mimics DNA helps a virus hijack the…
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Life’s Building Blocks
Jan 24, 2020
A close-up look at a parasite’s propeller
High-resolution electron microscopes reveal unique…
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Life’s Building Blocks
Oct 31, 2019
The virus with royal protection
Methylation marks on the mRNA of a herpesvirus recruit members of the…
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eLife
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Life’s Building Blocks
Oct 27, 2019
Zooming in on sporulation
New high-resolution images reveal elusive details of how bacteria produce…
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Life’s Building Blocks
Aug 12, 2019
Defensin on the attack
A small protein that fights off bacterial infections can also battle against…
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Life’s Building Blocks
Aug 7, 2019
Making the most of what’s around
Cells living in communities specialize to make the most of resources…
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Life’s Building Blocks
May 21, 2019
Chlamydia under siege
When the immune system tries to starve them of essential nutrients,
Chlamydia
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