Molecular Simulation (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Molecular Simulation

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Cells are crowded with macromolecules such as proteins, RNA and DNA. Using a Brownian dynamics simulation of an Escherichia coli cytoplasm model, Georgia Tech researchers propose that crowding and hydrodynamic interactions dominate in vivo macromolecular motion.

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Courtesy: Jeffrey Skolnick

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