scÅtter 1.7b has been released. scÅtter is JAVA-based software for the analysis of biological SAXS datasets. [DOWNLOAD](/scatter) [instructions and tutorial](http://www.bioisis.net/tutorial) are available on the BIOISIS website.
Several new crystal structures of the 70S ribosome in complex with EFG and non-hydrolyzable GTP analogs have revealed how the ribosome directionally translocates mRNA and the tRNAs through the A, P, and E sites and how specific features of EFG and ribosomal RNA act as pawls to enforce this ratcheting mechanism. The new structures were…
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>*We spent many long nights at the Advanced Light Source, running on coffee, donuts and barbecued ribs from the legendary Everett & Jones BBQ in West Berkeley.* A very interesting historical reflection by Harry Noller entitled “By Ribosome Possessed” has just been published in JBC. It is his personal account of growing up in the…
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