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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Massey

Study of single protein ‘paves way to improved understanding of disease’

UK researchers have developed technology that makes it possible to isolate and study how a single protein – which is 10,000 times thinner than a human hair – behaves and changes over time.

The scientists suggest the findings could help better understand proteins linked to conditions like anaemia or Parkinson’s, and how they might respond to certain treatments.

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