All Institute of Science and Technology Austria articles
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NewsAntimicrobial resistance is a side effect of bacterial clockwork mechanism
Could a gene regulatory network in gut microbes have evolved its elaborate and tightly regulated molecular machinery only to pump out antibiotics indiscriminately? Researchers have shown that this is an auxiliary function.
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NewsResearchers zoom in for a viral close-up of HTLV-1
Scientists provide new details into the architecture of a virus called HTLV-1 using Cryo-Electron Tomography (Cryo-ET), a method to analyze the structures of biomolecules in high resolution.
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NewsResearchers expose the core of poxviruses
A team of researchers has uncovered the mysteries of poxviral core architecture by combining various cryo-electron microscopy techniques with molecular modeling.
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NewsSneaky pathogenic fungi hide from ants by dialling down their natural signals
Scientists have revealed that pathogenic fungi reduce their chemical detection signals to outplay social immunity among their social ant hosts.