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Ribosomes
Getting Up Close and Personal With the Ribosome
April 10th, 2007
The ribosome is a kind of factory for proteins in the cell, and as such has long been a prime target for drug discovery. Now, a technological advance by a team at Weill Cornell Medical College is poised to revolutionize research in the field. For the first time, scientists have developed a means of observing at the molecular level, real-time movies of key structural processes within the ribosome underpinning the synthesis of protein. They were able to do it in a manner that should someday allow for screening of novel drugs that inhibit the ribosome or for the improvement of existing antibiotics that are sometimes toxic. "This is really a...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2007-04-10)
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