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‘Scaffolding’ method allows biochemists to see proteins in remarkable detail
UCLA biochemists have achieved a first in biology: viewing at near-atomic detail the smallest protein ever seen by the technique whose development won its...
Protein engineering extends the language of immune cells
Small infections can be fatal: Millions of people die each year from sepsis, an overreaction of the immune system. A new immune signaling molecule,...
How Candida albicans exploits lack of oxygen to cause disease
journal MBio, a publication of the American Society of Microbiology. "It was very surprising to see that the fungus does not require oxygen to...