Artificial protein can reprogram cells to become self-regulating "smart cells"

Proteins are the workhorses of the cell, but nature sometimes has room for improvement. Now a team from the University of Washington's Institute for Protein Design (IPD) and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) has created a new artificial protein that acts like a switch, turning regular cells into "smart cells."

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Category: Biology

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• Artificial
• Cells
• Health
• Medication
• Protein
• UCSF
• University of Washington

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