"Social" bacteria cooperate to hunt for food and survive under harsh conditions
When considering the behavior of bacteria, the word "social" doesn't often come to mind.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 23, 2013
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Study: Structure of biocatalysts depends on whether they are in cells or in the test tube
The structure of enzymes determines how they control vital processes such as digestion or immune response. This is because the protein compounds are not rigid, but can change their shape through movable "hinges." The shape ...
Biochemistry
Apr 24, 2020
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Study discovers how a system of proteins helps Salmonella survive inside macrophages
Salmonella is notorious for surviving and replicating in macrophages, which are normally lethal to invading bacteria because of their inhospitable environment. In a new study, researchers have discovered how a system of proteins, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 11, 2024
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In ironic twist, CRISPR system used to befuddle bacteria
Call it a CRISPR conundrum.
Biotechnology
Nov 7, 2022
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Predatory bacterial crowdsourcing
(Phys.org)—Move forward. High-five your neighbor. Turn around. Repeat.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 28, 2012
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Researchers monitor the folding of an RNA hairpin in a living cell
Researchers often analyse isolated biomolecules in test tubes, and it is doubtful if the results can be applied to densely-packed cells. A team from Bochum, Dortmund and Greifswald monitored the folding of an RNA structure ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 2, 2016
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Algae as living biocatalysts for a green industry
Many substances that we use every day only work in the right 3-D structure. Natural enzymes could produce these in an environmentally friendly way—if they didn't need a co-substrate that is expensive to produce to date. ...
Biochemistry
Jul 2, 2020
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Researchers create artificial organelles to control cellular behavior
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a method for controlling the phase separation of an emerging class of proteins to create artificial membrane-less organelles within human cells. The advance, similar ...
Biochemistry
Aug 4, 2020
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How random is stem cell development?
In just a few weeks a completely new organism develops from a fertilized egg cell. The real miracle is that a bunch of identical stem cells turns into completely different, specialized cell types. A team led by Christian ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 8, 2021
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Scientists develop powerful new methodology for stabilizing proteins
A team of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has discovered a new way to stabilize proteins — the workhorse biological macromolecules found in all organisms. Proteins serve as the functional basis of many types ...
Biotechnology
Feb 3, 2011
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