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25 June 2021 A close up into the inner membrane of a mycobacterium shows a 3D model of the molecular structure of the mycobacterial secretion system ESX-5, which is located in the inner membrane and consists of multiple proteins shown in different colours.

A close up into the inner membrane of a mycobacterium shows a 3D model of the molecular structure of the mycobacterial secretion system ESX-5, which is located in the inner membrane and consists of multiple proteins shown in different colours.

Structural biology reveals new opportunities to combat tuberculosis

7 April 2021 Man standing next to painting

Man standing next to painting

Welcome: Matthew Hartley

23 February 2021 Greyscale image of a cell with its internal components visible

Greyscale image of a cell with its internal components visible

Seeing through a cell

5 February 2021 Artistic representation of the structure of the three proteins forming Integrator’s catalytic core.

Artistic representation of the structure of the three proteins forming Integrator’s catalytic core.

At the core of the Integrator complex

18 January 2021 man wearing sweater and glasses stands in front of snow and glassy building

man wearing sweater and glasses stands in front of snow and glassy building

Welcome: Timo Zimmermann

7 December 2020 Female scientist stands in front of electron microscope that is taller than she is

Female scientist stands in front of electron microscope that is taller than she is

Seeing deeper inside cells

24 August 2020 Simone Mattei, the new team leader in electron microscopy service and technology development

Simone Mattei, the new team leader in electron microscopy service and technology development

Welcome: Simone Mattei

18 August 2020 Four tree-like proteins in red, orange, blue and grey on a white membrane surface. The proteins are dotted with short green chains.

Four tree-like proteins in red, orange, blue and grey on a white membrane surface. The proteins are dotted with short green chains.

Flexible and protected – new findings on SARS-CoV-2 protein shed light on virus’s ability to infect cells

31 July 2020

This visual representation shows the newly identified architecture (left) of the coupled molecular machines responsible for transcription (green; DNA in magenta) and translation (blue and yellow), accompanied by the protein interaction network from mass spectrometry (centre) and the cryo-electron tomography data (right) from Mycoplasma pneumoniae that was used to model the structure. Credit: Liang Xue and Julia Mahamid/EMBL

Visualising the cell’s molecular machinery in action

28 July 2020 Atomic model of the entire condensin complex

Atomic model of the entire condensin complex

Understanding chromosome organisation

17 June 2020 $Crystal selection for X-ray diffraction experiments.$

Investigating the structure and mechanisms of coronavirus biomolecules

29 April 2020

The Influenza virus

Understanding the influenza virus

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