Cell’s transport pods look like a molecular version of robots from Transformers
Friday, May 25, 2012 - 22:30
in Biology & Nature
Images of the cell's transport pods have revealed a molecular version of the robots from Transformers. Previously, scientists had been able to create and determine the structure of 'cages' formed by parts of the protein coats that encase other types of vesicles, but this study was the first to obtain high-resolution images of complete vesicles, budded from a membrane.