Tardigrades protein work (IMAGE)

University of Wyoming

Tardigrades protein work

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University of Wyoming student Maxwell Packebush works with Silvia Sanchez-Martinez, a senior research scientist, to purify one of the tardigrade proteins used in a study showing that the proteins can be used to stabilize an important pharmaceutical for people with hemophilia and other conditions without the need for refrigeration.

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Thomas Boothby

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