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August 18, 2014

From eons to seconds, proteins exploit the same forces
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 18, 2014
Nature's artistic and engineering skills are evident in proteins, life's robust molecular machines. Scientists at Rice University have now employed their unique theories to show how the interplay between evolution and physics developed these skills. A Rice team led by biophysicists Peter Wolynes and Jose Onuchic used computer models to show that the energy landscapes that describe how nature selects viable protein sequences over evolutionary timescales employ essentially the same forces as those t ... read more

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