welcome
Phys Org

Phys Org

Science

Science

Ribosomes team up in difficult situations, new imaging method reveals

Phys Org
Summary
Nutrition label

91% Informative

Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute have developed a new microscopy technique to observe how ribosomes function in cells.

With this method, they can monitor individual ribooms as they convert mRNA into proteins.

The researchers discovered that riboomes help each other when encountering difficulties, a process they call ribosome cooperativity.