The orderly chaos of proteins
IN SUMMARY According to traditional knowledge, proteins must adopt a rigid configuration to perform tasks such as binding to specific […]
IN SUMMARY According to traditional knowledge, proteins must adopt a rigid configuration to perform tasks such as binding to specific […]
The computer-generated image of the figure, created by Tom group at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, is a first
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