Research highlights
From 2006-2011, the Consortium for Functional Glycomics (CFG) and the Nature Publishing Group (NPG) collaborated to provide the Functional Glycomics Update, a one-stop resource with monthly updates on the latest developments in glycobiology. Here, access the complete archive of Research Highlights, short accessible pieces that put into context must-read papers related to Functional Glycomics. Original pieces created by NPG as part of the NPG-CFG partnership are subject to copyright by the Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited; used with permission.
July 2010
Imaging: Cell-wall secrets
Nanometer scale images of peptidoglycan obtained in mutant bacteria that lack cell wall sugars might allow visualization of antimicrobial drug interactions.
Nature (June 2010)
doi:10.1038/465989bFaster, sharper electron microscopy
A technique combining laser and electron pulses is used to achieve nanometer and femtosecond resolution in biological imaging.
A technique combining laser and electron pulses is used to achieve nanometer and femtosecond resolution in biological imaging.
Nature Methods (July 2010)
doi:10.1038/nmeth0710-494
