cps operon (IMAGE)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

cps operon

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New research finds that low doses of the antibiotic cephalordine induces the cps operon in bacteria, visualized in red. This operon is responsible for synthesizing colanic acids, resulting in attenuation of age-related metabolic changes.

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Meng Wang

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