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Piet Borst Wins a Lasker Award for Scientific Excellence
Piet Borst Wins a Lasker Award for Scientific Excellence
This year's Lasker~Koshland Award for Special Achievement was awarded to Piet Borst for his stellar work on cell organelles, trypanosomes, and cancer drug resistance.
This year's Lasker~Koshland Award for Special Achievement was awarded to Piet Borst for his stellar work on cell organelles, trypanosomes, and cancer drug resistance.
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How Rice Overcomes Arsenic
Kate Yandell | Oct 20, 2014 | 3 min read
Researchers have discovered a transporter protein in rice that sequesters arsenic in vacuoles, preventing the toxic element from traveling into grains.
Protein Zippers
Jef Akst | Jun 1, 2013 | 2 min read
Matching up positive and negative charges on two of its subunits may allow the TatA membrane transporter to penetrate the lipid bilayer.
Light on Leaves
Jessica P. Johnson | Oct 1, 2011 | 1 min read
Editor’s choice in Plant Biology
Probiotic Protection
Richard P. Grant | Jul 1, 2011 | 1 min read
Editor’s choice in microbiology