Bacteria as control engineers.

作者: Kyle R. Allison , James J. Collins

DOI: 10.1016/J.MOLCEL.2010.12.025

关键词: EcologyNitrogen assimilationControl (linguistics)BiologyBacteria

摘要: Bacteria encounter fluctuations in both their external and internal environments, 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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