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Can synthetic polymers replace the body’s natural proteins?
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Can synthetic polymers replace the body’s natural proteins?

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – BERKELEY IMAGE: BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS ARE MADE UP OF HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF DIFFERENT PROTEINS (REPRESENTED BY SPACE FILLING MODELS ABOVE) THAT EVOLVED TO WORK TOGETHER EFFICIENTLY BUT FLEXIBLY. UC BERKELEY POLYMER SCIENTISTS ARE TRYING TO CREATE ARTIFICIAL FLUIDS COMPOSED OF RANDOM HETEROPOLYMERS (THREADS INSIDE SPHERES) WITH MUCH LESS COMPLEXITY, BUT WHICH...