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1. umvi+go[view] [source] 2020-04-26 22:20:34
>>qqqqqu+(OP)
I would like to understand how cellular biology processes actually work. Like, how do all the right modules and proteins line up in the right orientation every time? Every time I watch animations, it seems like the proteins and such just magically appear when needed and disappear when not needed [0]. Sometimes it's an ultra-complex looking protein and it just magically flys over to the DNA, attaches to the correct spot, does it's thing, detaches, and flies away. Yeah right! As if the protein is being flown by a pilot. How does it really work?

[0] https://youtu.be/5VefaI0LrgE

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2. code_d+rq[view] [source] 2020-04-26 22:36:57
>>umvi+go
I recently started taking insulin. Check out the molecular structure for that. It blows me away how complex it is.
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3. dnauti+ml1[view] [source] 2020-04-27 10:04:17
>>code_d+rq
By molecular structure alone Insulin is one of the simplest proteins, even (though it's complex in ways you don't see by looking at a static picture of it, lifecycle, oligomeric interactions)
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