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The stressful influence of microbes

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An investigation into cellular stress responses reveals how cell compartments called mitochondria use information about the surrounding metabolites and microorganisms to protect themselves from damage. See Letter p.406

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Figure 1: Cellular and bacterial metabolites influence mitochondrial behaviour.

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Wolff, S., Dillin, A. The stressful influence of microbes. Nature 508, 328–329 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13220

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