Information processing in the brain requires the neurotransmitter glutamate. Hence the importance of today's publication of the structure of an archaeal relative of the transporter controlling glutamate's levels.
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Kavanaugh, M. Accessing a transporter structure. Nature 431, 752–753 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/431752a
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