Protein Synthesis Machinery from Bacterial Consortia in One Shot (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Protein Synthesis Machinery from Bacterial Consortia in One Shot

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These E. coli bacteria tagged with different colors produced different mixtures of proteins. Together, the bacterial consortium makes all the proteins needed for mRNA translation/protein synthesis. The new method developed at UC Davis could speed development of cell-free biological systems.

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Fernando Villarreal, UC Davis

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