Vitamin Mimic (IMAGE) DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Caption This is an illustration of the PNNL team's technology where a vitamin mimic (small blue structure) binds to a protein (larger coiled structure) to gain entry into the bacterium Chloroflexus aurantiacus. Credit Illustration courtesy of PNNL/Nathan Johnson Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.