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...biochemistry concentrator and resident of the Quad, Thiessen has attracted wide-spread media attention because of his work. Stories about Thiessen have been carried in several local papers and on the Associated Press news wire...
...looking forward, with great anticipation, to this opportunity to gain unprecedented results from the crystallization of biological macromolecules in gels in microgravity spacecraft," Thiessen said...
...Thiessen said the crystals he is researching have the potential to help in developing cures for AIDS, psoriasis, cancer and arthritis...
Proteins are essential to all life processes, and scientists need to understand how protein molecules are constructed at the molecular level, Thiessen wrote in a press release. Growing the proteins in crystal from will allow scientists to study protein structure more easily...
...offset the negative effects of gravity on protein crystal growth, Thiessen developed a method of growing protein crystals in a substance called agarose gel, which is similar in texture to Jell...