In a First for Cell Biology, Scientists Observe Ribosome Assembly in Real Time
The imaging feat clarifies how RNA molecules fold—and might one day translate into better medicines for a host of diseases
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How Eating Less Can Slow the Aging Process
Despite this study's observed connection between consuming fewer calories and improved lifespan, researcher assures that people shouldn't start counting calories and expect to stay forever young
Revving the Microbial Engine: Horsepower versus Fuel Efficiency in Bacterial Genomes
"To our knowledge, this is the first robust evidence linking the number of these ribosomal genes to bacterial growth rate and growth efficiency," researcher says
Looking Back 3.8 Billion Years into the Root of the “Tree of Life”
Some of the keys to unlocking the origin of life lie encrypted in the ribosome, life’s oldest and most universal assembly of molecules
Protein ‘Rescues’ Stuck Cellular Factories
Using a powerful data-crunching technique, Johns Hopkins researchers have sorted out how a protein keeps defective genetic material from gumming up the cellular works. The protein, Dom34, appears to “rescue” protein-making factories called ribosomes when they get stuck obeying defective genetic instructions, the researchers report in the Feb. 27 issue of Cell.
This Image Could Lead to Better Antibiotics
Berkeley Lab scientists create atomic-scale structure of ribosome attached to a molecule that controls its motion.