Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Pseudogenes are not so ‘pseudo’ after all
"Nothing is wasted in nature." Even pseudogenes can regain their lost function and contribute to the cellular physiology.
A bacterial change of scene: a story about membrane filtration.
At the start of my PhD I had an interesting discussion with my colleague Florian Beyer (co-author on this paper) about the ecological features of synthetic membranes. This discussion set the objective of this paper; understanding which physiological features bacteria require to colonize synthetic membranes. Our quest has uncovered valuable information that pinpoints bacterial weaknesses that could potentially be used to control membrane biofouling.
A Parasite’s Structural Proteins Shed Light on its Perplexing Physiology
Research on understudied proteins in Toxoplasma gondii gives researchers new insights into how this parasite maintains its structural stability and provides a tool for studying a structure previously observed only through electron microscopy
