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2020-01-01
This image shows a single DNA molecule being unzipped using laser tweezers. The lasers act like 'tractor beams', pulling the micron-sized beads biochemically linked to the ends of the molecule, toward the optical focal point. By moving the laser beams apart, we apply tension to the ends of the...
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Fall 2021
Folding is the process by which biomolecules spontaneously self-assemble into specific, complex, three-dimensional structures from simple one-dimensional polypeptide chains. Folding is a critical process in biology as there exists a tight link between the structure and function of biomolecules,...