A New Set of Design Rules Could Guide How Ribosomes Could Lead to New Class of Synthetic Polymers (IMAGE)

U.S. Army Research Laboratory

A New Set of Design Rules Could Guide How Ribosomes Could Lead to New Class of Synthetic Polymers

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Synthetic biologists working on a US Army project have developed a set of design rules that guide how ribosomes, a cell structure that makes protein, could lead to a new class of synthetic polymers that may create new high-performance materials and therapeutics for Soldiers.

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Courtesy Northwestern University

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