Oliver Einsle serves as professor at the Institute of Biochemistry of the University of Freiburg and is a member of the Cluster of Excellence BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies of the University of Freiburg. (sciencedaily.com)
A team led by Dr. Thorsten Eierhoff and Junior Professor Dr. Winfried Römer from the Institute of Biology II, members of the Cluster of Excellence BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies of the University of Freiburg, has identified a novel mechanism of bacterial invasion: Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses lipids in the cell membrane to make its way into host cells. (sciencedaily.com)
The cell computers are more flexible than their electronic counterparts, because both the input molecules and the output proteins can be replaced with other biological signals, while traditional computers are limited to just one signal, the electron. (newscientist.com)