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Patricia Clark, Qing Luan

Scientists Discover Key Protein Folding Step: A Race Between Folding and Misfolding

Author: Samantha Keller

A breakthrough by researchers at the University of Notre Dame has uncovered a crucial step in the life of a protein that may determine whether it works properly or instead ends up misfolded and non-functional. Their findings reveal a surprising race at the heart of protein folding, and offer new...