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Can synthetic polymers replace the body’s natural proteins?
Most life on Earth is based on polymers of 20 amino acids that have evolved into hundreds of thousands of different, specialized proteins. They catalyze reactions, form backbone and muscle, and generate movement. But is all that variety necessary…
Published May 23, 2023 at 10:50AM
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