Tomography - 3 News from the science department by MPI für molekulare Physiologie

Tomography - 3 News from the science department by MPI für molekulare Physiologie

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Single-celled kamikazes spearhead bacterial infection

How a few soldier cells confer virulence to an entire bacterial population by sacrificing themselves

23-Jan-2024 - You suddenly feel sick - pathogenic bacteria have managed to colonize and spread in your body! The weapons they use for their invasion are harmful toxins that target the host’s defense mechanisms and vital cell functions. Before these deadly toxins can attack host cells, bacteria must first ...

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Breakthrough Discovery Sheds Light on Heart and Muscle Health

Scientists shoot first true-to-life 3D image of the thick filament of mammalian heart muscle

08-Nov-2023 - The human heart, often described as the body's engine, is a remarkable organ that tirelessly beats to keep us alive. At the core of this vital organ, intricate processes occur when it contracts, where thick and thin protein-filaments interact within the sarcomere, the fundamental building block ...

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Novel AI-based software enables quick and reliable imaging of proteins in cells

Researchers programmed a tool that accurately recognises and picks proteins in electron cryo-tomography, substituting troublesome hand selection

24-May-2023 - Electron cryo-tomography (cryo-ET) is emerging as a powerful technique to provide detailed 3D images of cellular environments and enclosed biomolecules. However, one of the challenges of the methodology is the identification of protein molecules in the images for further processing. A research ...

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