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Alzheimer Disease
Physicist devises way to observe protein folding
October 27th, 2003
Physicists are getting more involved in the fight against diseases by studying the folding of proteins, which they hope will eventually lead to the development of new drugs. Illnesses such as Alzheimer disease and even some cancers are the result of protein folding that has gone awry. Since proteins in the body perform different functions according to their shape, the folding process is considered a very important area of study. Everett Lipman, a new assistant professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, recently coauthored an article in the journal Science, describing an innovative study of how to "see" proteins as...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2003-10-27)
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