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24 October 2024 Three inset circles on a gradient background showing microscopy images of four cells in a grid. The left circle shows TRIM25 protein concentrated around the borders of cells, the middle circle shows a few dots representing a virus, and the third circle shows the first two superimposed.

Three inset circles on a gradient background showing microscopy images of four cells in a grid. The left circle shows TRIM25 protein concentrated around the borders of cells, the middle circle shows a few dots representing a virus, and the third circle shows the first two superimposed.

The cellular superhero that protects us against RNA viruses

Science & Technology Scientists have discovered how the antiviral protein TRIM25 finds and binds viral RNA to activate an innate immune response.

2024

science-technology

8 September 2021 Illustration of two halves of a pill, which releases chemical molecules that are taken up by gut bacteria in the vicinity.

Common medications accumulate in gut bacteria

Science & Technology A new collaborative study led by EMBL group leaders Kiran Patil, Nassos Typas, and Peer Bork has found that common medications accumulate in human gut bacteria. This process reduces drug effectiveness and affects the metabolism of common gut microbes, thereby altering the gut microbiome.

2021

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12 July 2021 Close-up illustration of the Kinesin-1 protein, intertwined with the aTm1 protein in a helix, next to loopy mRNA molecules.