Severin Schneebeli, University of Vermont (IMAGE)

University of Vermont

Severin Schneebeli, University of Vermont

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Over billions of years, evolution has found clever ways to fold proteins to do many jobs. People can't wait that long. The hunt for new synthetic material -- like stronger polymers and more-targeted medicines -- has chemists seeking for better ways to control the shapes of molecules. University of Vermont chemist Severin Schneebeli has found a revolutionary one.

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Joshua Brown

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