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Nature 437, xiii (13 October 2005) | doi:10.1038/7061xiiia; Published online 12 October 2005

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Making the paper: Christopher Elvin

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How the search for parasite vaccines led to the production of a super rubber.

For molecular biologist Christopher Elvin, the paper on page 999 of this issue represents the culmination of a lengthy struggle with the insect protein resilin.This rubber-like molecule first captured his imagination some ten years ago, when he stumbled across a paper from the early 1960s, which detailed the protein's near-100% resilience.

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