Molecular assembler finally created
Here the assembly arm has moved the phenylalanine molecule back to a position on the molecular ring where it can bond to the end of a growing protein chain – the arm is initially made with a three-member protein chain (not shown), so that the arm is sufficiently flexible to make the necessary motions for operation
Article Summary
Ribosomes are the main engines of creation of the proteins on which the body depends. Now, an artificial analog of the biological ribosome has been designed and synthesized by Professor David Leigh FRS and his team in the School of Chemistry at the University of Manchester.
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