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Launch ↗ Protein Visualizer
A protein's shape decides what it can do, from copying DNA to letting a virus latch onto a host cell. Seen in three dimensions, the link between structure and function is far clearer than in a flat diagram. More than 40 protein and virus models can be examined from every angle, each with notes on its biological role.
Launch InteractiveTopics covered
- Protein structure and function
- Three dimensional molecular shape
- Viral protein structure
- Metabolic enzymes
- Immune system proteins
- Proteins in cellular processes
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