Molecular Prosthetics: Replacing Missing Proteins 3 (VIDEO)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

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Molecular prosthetics are small molecules that can replace missing proteins to treat diseases. Illinois professor Martin Burke describes one that could treat anemia by replacing an iron transport protein.

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Video by Kaitlin Southworth, University of Illinois

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