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Protein Residues Kiss, Don't Tell

June 12, 2012

Jose Onuchic and colleagues at the Center for Theoretical Biological Physics have developed a tool, known as direct coupling analysis-fold, that enhances existing methods used to predict how a particular chain of amino acid molecules is likely to fold and the purpose the resulting protein serves. Details about their research appear today in the online version of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Full Story

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