Some of you have asked in the last week why we need to be vaccinated against the flu virus annually. There is a wonderful animation at CNN.com that shows why--the flu virus engages in this really amazing process known as antigen shifting.
Essentially, antigen shifting is a lot like a performer making multiple costume changes [...]
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This article, sent to me by the awesome Brandi Manthei, describes how a research team was able to generate an electrical connection between an enzyme and a carbon nanotube. Don't know about nanotubes? Well, you can read more about them here, and see what research is being done locally in nanotechnology [...]
Posted in better living through biochem, discuss, enzymes rock my world, proteins are cool
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