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Life’s Building Blocks

Focusing on the molecules and cells that make up living things

Germ cells in a dish

Germ cells in a dish

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eLife
May 20
Life under the lens

Life under the lens

Six videos from eLife articles showcase the intricacies of the microscopic world.
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eLife
Apr 8, 2019
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Tracing a toxic target

Tracing a toxic target

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May 18
A new framework for DNA editing

A new framework for DNA editing

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May 10
Getting in shape

Getting in shape

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May 9
Making the most of a tiny genome

Making the most of a tiny genome

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eLife
Apr 21
Spliced genes in single cells

Spliced genes in single cells

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Apr 15
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Creating order despite the noise

Creating order despite the noise

Imaging studies of fruit fly embryos are helping to reveal how noisy systems at the molecular level can still produce consistent body…
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eLife
Jul 23, 2020
Can we use tobacco to make a malaria drug?

Can we use tobacco to make a malaria drug?

Genetically modified tobacco plants can make large quantities of a molecule that is needed to make the drug artemisinin.
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eLife
Jun 29, 2016
Proportional response

Proportional response

How strongly the body reacts against microbes may be controlled by a newly identified molecular mechanism
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eLife
Mar 13, 2018
Controlling the cell’s batteries

Controlling the cell’s batteries

Mitochondria might have their own DNA, but mutations in the nucleus change how they use their genes.
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eLife
Mar 26, 2019
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