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Cat parasite Toxoplasma tricked to grow in a dish

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Discovery of a Potentially Giant Protein

Researchers discuss the identification of genes that could potentially code for the longest protein ever recorded, and the challenges in determining its structure. They explore the difficulties in reconstructing the shape of the protein, and the limitations of current techniques. The chapter ends with a humorous note about the alpha fold method.

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