Protein Nanomachines

@article{Strong2004ProteinN,
  title={Protein Nanomachines},
  author={Michael Raymond Strong},
  journal={PLoS Biology},
  year={2004},
  volume={2}
}
  • M. Strong
  • Published 1 March 2004
  • Chemistry
  • PLoS Biology
At the interface of biology and nanotechnology lies an area of research that aims to construct molecular-scale machines based on protein and nucleic acid 
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