The studies already helped assign function to three previously unknown proteins. (news.wisc.edu)
A University of Alabama at Birmingham team led by Jamil Saad, Ph.D., has solved the last unknown protein structure of HIV - 1, the retrovirus that can cause AIDS. (sciencedaily.com)
That may help biologists to deduce currently unknown protein structures — if they can get the specialized crystals back from space to an X-ray light source before they degrade. (scientificamerican.com)