A Microbe's Shell Takes Shape (IMAGE)

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

A Microbe's Shell Takes Shape

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In this illustration, protein crystals join six-sided 'tiles' forming at top left and far right, part of a protective shell worn by many microbes. A new study zooms in on the first steps of crystal formation and helps explain how microbial shells assemble themselves so quickly.

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Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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