New functionalities for cells – EMBL Micronews

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. Read more about this research via https://news.embl.de/science/new-functionalities-for-cells/. Credit: EMBL Directed by: Mathias Jäger Editing: Fabian Oswald, Patrick Müller Written by: Mathias Jäger Music: STAN DART (www.stan-dart.com) Images and animations: EMBL, Manuel Eguren, Christopher Reinkemeier