Bacteria as control engineers.
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Bacteria encounter fluctuations in both their external and internal environments, and to manage these conditions, they employ various control mechanisms. In this issue of Molecular Cell, Hart et al. (2011) investigate how E. coli robustly controls nitrogen assimilation.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Molecular cell
دوره 41 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011