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Rice University

Rice University Researchers

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A team of Rice University researchers built computer simulations of amyloid beta proteins to see what their energy landscapes reveal about the formation of plaques in patients with Alzheimer's disease. From left, Weihua Zheng, Min-Yeh Tsai, Peter Wolynes and Mingchen Chen.

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Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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