DNA (IMAGE)

Rice University

DNA

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Rice University scientists modeling the interactions of binding proteins and DNA found it's unlikely that crowded conditions within the cell will keep the protein from doing its job. Their simulations showed crowding agents on the surface of DNA are usually moving fast enough to stay out of the way.

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Alexey Shvets/Rice University

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