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Caption: Amyloid structures, some beneficial, some detrimental, exist in nature. Now that these protein assemblies have been characterized and the amyloidogenic motifs identified, these types of structures will soon be utilized in a range of nanotechnological applications.
Credit: (C) Wiley-VCH 2008
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