Boosting research into new drugs: 'Smart materials' make proteins form crystals
Monday, June 20, 2011 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have developed a new method to make proteins form crystals using 'smart materials' that remember the shape and characteristics of the molecule. The technique, reported today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, should assist research into new medicines by helping scientists work out the structure of drug targets.