Nobel Prize winning microscopy technique uncovers mechanisms of bacterial antibiotics resistance
By agata [dot] garpenlind [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Agata Garpenlind) - published 6 July 2021 Cryo-EM generated image of an antibiotic resistance factor (pink) protecting the protein factory, the ribosome, (white/grey). he reistance factor pushes its "arm" into the ribosome to remove the drug. Image credit: Hauryliuk-Atkinson lab To counter the effects of antibiotics, bacteria constantly evolve