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Engineering “capture compounds” to probe cell growth
Read more: Engineering “capture compounds” to probe cell growthResearchers develop a method to investigate how bacteria respond to starvation and to identify which proteins bind to the "magic spot" – ppGpp. In 1969, scientist Michael Cashel was analyzing the compounds produced by starved bacteria when he noticed two spots appearing on his chromatogram as if by magic. Today, we know one of these…
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Computer model offers more control over protein design
Read more: Computer model offers more control over protein designNew approach generates a wider variety of protein sequences optimized to bind to drug targets. Designing synthetic proteins that can act as drugs for cancer or other diseases can be a tedious process: It generally involves creating a library of millions of proteins, then screening the library to find proteins that bind the correct target.…
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Our microbes are starving, and that’s a good thing
Read more: Our microbes are starving, and that’s a good thingHigh-protein diet, antibiotics make gut a festering swamp. Each of us is only half human. The other half is microbial. Trillions of viruses, fungi, bacteria and other microscopic organisms coat our skin and line our vital organs. We depend on these microbial communities, collectively known as our microbiome, to digest food, synthesize vitamins, bolster immune…
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