Researchers develop genetic blueprint for organelles that give simple cells new functions
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 15:50
in Biology & Nature
A research team including Dr. Stefan Schiller, his assistants Dr. Matthias Huber and Dr. Andreas Schreiber, and further groups from Freiburg and Hungary has refuted a long-held assumption in biology: The scientists have shown that it is not only possible to extend the functions of organelles - organs of the cell - but also to form them from scratch with the help of genetic blueprints. The team published its findings in the journal Nature Materials.