New computer simulation helps explain folding in important cellular protein
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - 14:42
in Biology & Nature
Most parts of living organisms come packaged with ribbons. The ribbons are proteins - chains of amino acids that must fold into three-dimensional structures to work properly. But when for any reason the ribbons fold incorrectly, bad things can happen, and in humans misfolded-protein disorders include Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases...