Unbounding the Future: The Nanotechnology RevolutionA comprehensive, easy-to-understand handbook that explains what nanotechnology is and how it will revolutionize life in the future. The world's leading expert in the field, Drexler also examines the spectacular accomplishments that might result from a breakthrough: elimination of disease and pollution. 20 illustrations. |
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Page 87
... protein . We used to say , ' One protein , one career . ' Yet now the time has shrunk from a career to a decade to a year — and in optimal cases to a few months . " Protein structures can be mapped atom by atom by study- ing X - ray ...
... protein . We used to say , ' One protein , one career . ' Yet now the time has shrunk from a career to a decade to a year — and in optimal cases to a few months . " Protein structures can be mapped atom by atom by study- ing X - ray ...
Page 100
... proteins or to make familiar proteins more cheaply . Designing new proteins is termed protein engineering . Since biomol- ecules already form such complex devices , it's easy to see that ad- vanced protein engineering could be used to ...
... proteins or to make familiar proteins more cheaply . Designing new proteins is termed protein engineering . Since biomol- ecules already form such complex devices , it's easy to see that ad- vanced protein engineering could be used to ...
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... protein - folding problem , they have begun to solve the protein - design problem . WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR ? Bill DeGrado and his colleagues at Du Pont had one of the first successes : " We've been able to use basic ...
... protein - folding problem , they have begun to solve the protein - design problem . WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR ? Bill DeGrado and his colleagues at Du Pont had one of the first successes : " We've been able to use basic ...
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The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
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