Snapshots reveal key molecular machine in tropical parasites at near-atomic resolution

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A study conducted by the University of Liège and Rockefeller University reveals, with near-atomic precision, the three-dimensional structure and function of a gigantic molecular machine essential to the survival of trypanosomatid parasites, which cau…

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:00:05 UTC.

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