News articles tagged with 'eukaryotic' (Page 2)
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Biologists identify key protein in cell's 'self-eating' function
— 11 Mar 2008 22:13 | BiologyMolecular biologists at the University of California, San Diego have found one piece of the complex puzzle of autophagy, the process of 'self-eating' performed by all eukaryotic cells…
Biochemists reveal details of mysterious bacterial microcompartments
— 22 Feb 2008 14:11 | ChemistryUCLA biochemists and colleagues have answered an important question about the structure of microcompartments - the mysterious molecular machines that seem to be present in a wide variety…
An architectural plan of the cell
— 7 Mar 2007 00:22 | BiologyLike our body every cell has a skeleton that provides it with a shape, confers rigidity and protects its fragile inner workings. The cytoskeleton is built of long protein filaments…