New Functionalities for Cells (VIDEO)

European Molecular Biology Laboratory

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For the first time, scientists have engineered the complex biological process of translation into a designer organelle in a living mammalian cell. Research by the Lemke group at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) -- in collaboration with JGU Mainz and IMB Mainz -- used this technique to create a membraneless organelle that can build proteins from natural and synthetic amino acids carrying new functionality. Their results -- published in Science on 29 March -- allow scientist to study, tailor, and control cellular function in more detail.

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<p>Credit: EMBL <br>Directed by: Mathias Jäger <br>Editing: Fabian Oswald, Patrick Müller <br>Written by: Mathias Jäger <br>Music: STAN DART (www.stan-dart.com) <br>Images and animations: EMBL, Manuel Eguren, Christopher Reinkemeier

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