Ribosomes

The internal structure of an animal cell. Illustration: depositphotos.com

On bacteria and economy - the National Science Foundation

An examination of known growth laws that were discovered recently, led to the discovery of new growth laws
The structure of the protoribosome, courtesy of the Weizmann Institute

Prof. Ada Yonat: It is possible that the missing link between pre-life and biological life has been discovered

A significant boost to the protoribosome theory - a tiny molecular pocket made of RNA that appeared in the ancient soup and encouraged connections between amino acids
Ribosome imaging. Source: 2014, Wong et al, CC-BY 4.0 license.

The protein that anesthetizes the bacteria

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Cross section of the large subunit of the bacterial ribosome. In yellow - the exit tunnel of the proteins from the ribosome. In red - the binding pocket of erythromycin at the entrance to the tunnel. Bottom right (marked in light blue) – the ribosomal protein L22. In structural and chemical terms, the protein is distant from the binding pocket of the antibiotic. Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

Researchers have discovered how a mutation in a ribosomal protein helps bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics

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"Throughout evolution, the cells that knew how to produce proteins in the most 'cheap' way acquired a huge advantage. You can say that the one who was the most economical survived." Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

A traffic light of bacteria

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