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Curling Polypeptide Backbone of Anthrax Protein

Caption: These simplified images from Wayne Anderson's lab show how the polypeptide backbone of a Bacillus anthracis protein folds and curls around itself like a ribbon. It is one of 5,617 proteins in the bacteria that cause anthrax.

Credit: Wayne Anderson

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