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Life’s Building Blocks
Focusing on the molecules and cells that make up living things
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Germ cells in a dish
Germ cells in a dish
eLife
May 20
Life under the lens
Life under the lens
Six videos from eLife articles showcase the intricacies of the microscopic world.
eLife
Apr 8, 2019
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Tracing a toxic target
Tracing a toxic target
eLife
May 18
A new framework for DNA editing
A new framework for DNA editing
eLife
May 10
Getting in shape
Getting in shape
eLife
May 9
Making the most of a tiny genome
Making the most of a tiny genome
eLife
Apr 21
Spliced genes in single cells
Spliced genes in single cells
eLife
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…
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.
eLife
Jun 29, 2016
Proportional response
Proportional response
How strongly the body reacts against microbes may be controlled by a newly identified molecular mechanism
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.
eLife
Mar 26, 2019
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