Nicotine (VIDEO)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center just made a big discovery that may one day help smokers kick the habit. They determined the 3D structure of two microscopic proteins that hold answers to how nicotine addiction occurs in the brain.

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