How do pathogens survive temperature variations? At a molecular level, one bacterial species seems to regulate gene expression in response to temperature through structural equilibria in corresponding RNA sequences. See Letter p.355
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Micura, R. A three-state balancing act. Nature 499, 289–290 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12410
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