Advances in imaging technologies have revealed that many bacteria possess organelles
with a proteomically defined lumen and a macromolecular boundary. Some are bound by a …

Inorganic polyphosphate (Poly P) is a polymer of tens to hundreds of phosphate residues
linked by “high-energy” phosphoanhydride bonds as in ATP. Found in abundance in all cells …

John Dupré explores recent revolutionary developments in biology and considers their
relevance for our understanding of human nature and human society. Epigenetics and …

The second edition of The Biomarker Guide is a fully updated and expanded version of this
essential reference. Now in two volumes, it provides a comprehensive account of the role …

Magnetosomes are membranous bacterial organelles sharing many features of eukaryotic
organelles. Using electron cryotomography, we found that magnetosomes are invaginations …

Inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) has been identified and measured in human platelets.
Millimolar levels (in terms of P i residues) of short chain polyP were found. The presence of …

There are a several molecules on Earth that effectively store energy within their covalent
bonds, and one of these energy-rich molecules is polyphosphate. In microbial cells …

Recent work has shown that acidocalcisomes, which are electron-dense acidic organelles
rich in calcium and polyphosphate, are the only organelles that have been conserved during …

With the continued increase of genomic information and computational analyses during the
recent years, the number of newly discovered calcium binding proteins (CaBPs) in …

The aerobic granular sludge (AGS) process is a promising technology for wastewater
treatment. However, a long start-up period for granulation and instability during long-term …