Science
Researchers uncover unusual glassy behavior in a disordered protein – Mirage News
By Sonia Fernandez Santa Barbara, CA Ian Morgan operates the magnetic tweezer, which is used to manipulate biomolecules and…
When UC Santa Barbara materials scientist Omar Saleh and graduate student Ian Morgan sought to understand the mechanical behaviors of disordered proteins in the lab, they expected that after being stretched, one particular model protein would snap back instantaneously, like a rubber band.
Instead, this disordered protein relaxed slowly, taking tens of minutes to relax into its original shape – a behavior that defied expectations, and hinted at an inner structure that was long thought to exist, …
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