Excited to share our latest paper! We found that large pieces of the human genome can transfer between cells upon direct contact, endowing recipient cells with heritable phenotypic changes. @cp-cell.bsky.social (1/7)
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For 40 years the 8-nt ‘Kozak Sequence’ was thought to mark sites of translation initiation. In a new study, we revise this model by identifying an ~80-nt sequence—the extended Translation Initiation Sequence (eTIS)— that guides ribosomes to correct start sites. 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
For the first time, scientists watched the flu virus live as it infected human airway cells. The group from @marvintanenbaum.bsky.social developed a new imaging technique, VISUN, and observed a large variation in infection success. See www.hubrecht.eu/flu-virus/. Video by @janinschoko.bsky.social