Steve Kuei, Rice University (IMAGE)

Rice University

Steve Kuei, Rice University

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Rice University graduate student Steve Kuei sets up an experiment to test the flexibility of a polymer strand that has been magnetized. Engineered strands can be used to study the bending, folding and other movements of polymers or biomolecules like actin and DNA.

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Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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