A biological escape room: Physicists get outside glimpse of protein aggregates that cause diabetes

Researchers from FOM Institute AMOLF have, for the first time ever, managed to make an image of the exterior structure of a protein aggregate that causes diseases like Alzheimer and type-2 diabetes. They discovered that the exterior surface of these aggregates are structured in very messy way – much unlike their neatly arranged interiors. The researchers hope their work will provide more insight in the way the aggregates damage nearby cells. The research findings were published online in the journal Small on 7 May, 2015.

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