/channels/taxonomy/term/8455/all en /channels/channels/news/how-bacteria-create-piggy-bank-lean-times-334147 <p>Bacteria can store extra resources for the lean times. It’s a bit like keeping a piggy bank or carrying a backup battery pack. One important reserve is known as cyanophycin granules, which were first noticed by an Italian scientist about 150 years ago. He saw big, dark splotches in the cells of the blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) he was studying without understanding either what they were or their purpose.</p> Thu, 14 Oct 2021 18:47:23 +0000 webfull 173937 at /channels /channels/channels/news/frqs-fund-new-structural-biology-centre-mcgill-university-321519 <p>The health sciences research arm of the Quebec government [Fonds de recherche du Québec – santé (FRQS)] today announced it will provide $2 million to assist in the establishment of the Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale (CRBS) at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥. The new centre will become the premiere Structural Biology facility in Quebec and a leading centre in Canada, and aims to facilitate structural biology and biophysics for the broader scientific community for the next wave of scientific breakthroughs</p> Wed, 08 Apr 2020 20:27:52 +0000 webfull 159987 at /channels /channels/news/3d-images-enzymes-may-lead-improved-antibiotics-257716 <p><img align="left" p="" src="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/files/newsroom/thinkstockphotos-503554614.jpg" style="padding-bottom:10px" /></p> Wed, 13 Jan 2016 18:32:21 +0000 webfull 115118 at /channels