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Life’s Building Blocks

Focusing on the molecules and cells that make up living things

Eye spy

Eye spy

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eLife
Jan 24, 2023
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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When cholesterol helps to hear

When cholesterol helps to hear

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eLife
Jan 20, 2023
A droplet question

A droplet question

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eLife
Jan 13, 2023
The power of the curl

The power of the curl

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eLife
Jan 10, 2023
Journey to the edge of the cell

Journey to the edge of the cell

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eLife
Jan 10, 2023
Better muscles

Better muscles

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eLife
Nov 12, 2022
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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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