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Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Michigan State University have imaged the protein shell of a bacterial microcompartment at atomic resolution. The study provides the first picture of an intact bacterial organelle membrane, which could help in fighting pathogens or engineering beneficial organisms.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Study sheds light on how bacterial organelles assemble DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · Jun 22, 2017 · first to report
- Bacterial organizational complexities revealed Michigan State University · Jun 22, 2017