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IN THIS LESSON
One piece of paper, unlimited possibilities. — Dr. Otto Wilson Jr., profesor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. talks talks about origami in biochemistry and how everybody can benefit from practicing this art. It is the start of your learning experience, the first step in a path to come up with your own breakthroughs.
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How Similar Are Proteins and Origami?. Video - NOVA Collection. - A protein’s specific three-dimensional shape determines its function in the body. Failure to fold correctly can lead to disease. Scientists are trying to predict which shapes, out of trillions of possibilities, are the most stable.
How Similar Are Proteins and Origami? - 2022 Bimolecular Journal - Studies the equivalence of proteins and origami. How origami can contribute to the understanding of various key protein-related mechanisms and support the design of de novo proteins and nanomaterials.
Approach for comparing protein structures and origami model - 2020, BBA Biomembranes - A general approach for comparing origami models and protein structures for studying the function of proteins.
An Approach to comparing protein structures and origami models - Part 2. Multi-domain proteins - 2020 BBA Biomembranes - Combines knowledge from origami research to study multi-domain proteins.