Researchers explore how a cell's protein-making factories are assembled

Monday, October 26, 2015 - 06:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Ribosomes, the molecular factories that produce all the proteins a cell needs to grow and function, are themselves made up of many different proteins and four RNAs. And just as an assembly line must be built before it can manufacture cars, these tiny factories must be constructed before they can put proteins together.

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