Protein Folding

3 reports

A Fire Amoeba Sets a New Heat Limit for Complex Life

A NASA-supported study identifies an amoeba from California hot springs that reproduces at 63°C, remains active at 64°C and can recover after brief exposure to temperatures approaching 70°C.

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Neutral-Atom Quantum Processors Simulate Protein Gelation Structures

Pasqal and True Nexus have encoded protein gelation structures on neutral-atom quantum processors, aiming to model dynamic protein aggregation beyond the reach of classical simulation and inform the design of functional food proteins

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Simulations Map Phase Separation in Disordered Protein Condensates

Researchers used computer simulations to analyze how intrinsically disordered proteins with prion-like domains cluster and undergo phase separation, revealing distinct regimes and highlighting challenges in measuring critical parameters

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