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Slippery Chaperone: Intestinal Mucus Takes Charge of Copper

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Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Nutrition

Proteins in our “smart slime” take in potentially toxic ions and deliver them safely to cells, Weizmann Institute researchers have shown...

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