Walking Molecule (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

University of California - Riverside

Walking Molecule (1 of 2)

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This image shows a quadrupedal molecular machine trotting -- diagonally opposite hooves move together. The researchers found that this form of movement distorted the molecular species far too much to be viable.

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Bartels lab, UC Riverside.

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