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Protein folding

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Nature volume 420, pages 33–34 (2002)Cite this article

Experiments and computer simulations are converging in their exploration of the timescales on which protein folding occurs. Such developments are a promising way forward in molecular biophysics.

From a cast of thousands, and the experiments of a few, a new combination of computer simulation and experiment to investigate protein folding has emerged. This work, described by Snow et al. on page 102 of this issue1, shows that the key events in the folding of a small artificial protein can be directly examined by atomic-level computer simulation. Moreover, the results are in general agreement with experiments performed under analogous conditions.

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