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February 20, 1999

Molecules of Life

This small but highly informative Web site addresses one of the great unsolved problems in biology. How does a linear strand of amino acids transform itself into a consistent, three-dimensional structure? The site introduces you to the befuddling topic of protein folding, focusing on how X-ray beams help investigators deduce the shapes of proteins. Includes an illustrated primer on DNA.

Go to: http://biop.ox.ac.uk/www/mol_of_life/Molecules_of_Life.html

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