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Chemistry World July 20, 2009 Philip Ball	Researchers form first liquid protein Chemists at the University of Bristol, UK and their colleagues, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Colloid and Interface Research in Golm, Germany, have figured out how to convert pure proteins into a liquid state, without any solvent.
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Chemistry World August 2, 2012 Philip Ball	Polymer replacement for the hydration shell The sheath of water molecules, called a hydration shell, that gives protein molecules the flexibility to do their catalytic job can be replaced by polymers, according to Adam Perriman of the University of Bristol and his coworkers.
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Chemistry World October 8, 2008 Sarah Houlton	Artificial protein chemistry licensed to industry UK researchers are licensing to industry their method of making artificial proteins by chemically modifying individual amino acid structures.
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Chemistry World August 26, 2008 Fred Campbell	High-throughput protein microarrays on the way A new method to rapidly generate protein microarrays has been developed by UK researchers at the University of Manchester.
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Chemistry World October 24, 2008 Hayley Birch	Proteins swap partners UK researchers have discovered that proteins which use metal cofactors can be surprisingly promiscuous metal binders, happily taking up the 'wrong' metal.
Chemistry World September 29, 2010 Hayley Birch	Protein folding: knotted or not A new study may help scientists unravel the complex problem of protein folding. The study suggests knotted proteins, which present a particular challenge to folding experts, could be untied with a couple of well-targeted tugs.
Chemistry World March 23, 2012 Michael Gross	Molecular chaperones caught on film Researchers have combined thousands of snapshots of the barrel-shaped protein GroEL to create a series of films that follow its movement and binding events.
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Chemistry World February 7, 2007 Bea Perks	Protein's Non-Natural Alternative Beta peptides are of interest because of what they can tell researchers about protein folding in general. Now, chemical biologists have built what they say is a 'remarkably protein like' structure from beta peptides.
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Chemistry World November 6, 2015 Emma Stoye	Eye drops show promise treating cataracts and even reversing damage A molecule that can bind and re-solubilize misfolded proteins in the eye has been identified by researchers in the US.
Chemistry World May 26, 2011 Russell Johnson	Hunting elusive green fluorescent proteins After a 40 year hunt, scientists have tracked down the genes responsible for fluorescent proteins in Obelia medusa - a type of jellyfish. Knowledge of these genes could lead to new fluorescent protein tags for use in cell biology.