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Strength in numbers

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Figure 1: Combining universal building blocks creates well-ordered biological nanomaterials with superior properties.

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Buehler, M. Strength in numbers. Nature Nanotech 5, 172–174 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2010.28

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