Saitama researchers find metal ions toggle peptide aptamer between two
Thursday, July 16th, 2026 - In biological systems, proteins communicate by locking onto specific molecular partners with high precision. For decades, scientists have tried to replicate this selectivity using short peptides, which can act as compact recognition elements for diagnostics and drug discovery. Yet an unanswered question has been how
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