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[Berzerker]

the article made that distinction, is that simple enough?

[Uncle Sparky]

What about Fred Flintstone's car? It looks quite tree like?

[N35t0r]

the article used the term 3 dimensional to describe the difference

In the same way that, for example, a car and a tree are different shapes, even though they're both three-dimensional. I don't really know how to put it simpler than this.

[Dauphin]

Are you saying the article you cite but didn't cite was wrong?

[Berzerker]

how is it a different shape?

[Berzerker]

the article used the term 3 dimensional to describe the difference

[N35t0r]

then the distinction would be irrelevant... and yet thats how the article described the difference between normal proteins and misfolded ones.

That's what you understood from it.

A misfolded protein is also three-dimensional. It's just a different shape. Proteins are made of hundreds to thousands of molecules, it is impossible for them to be two-dimensional.

[Berzerker]

then the distinction would be irrelevant... and yet thats how the article described the difference between normal proteins and misfolded ones.

[pchang]

All proteins are 3 dimensional.

[Berzerker]

Parkinson's disease starts in the gut and migrates to the brain. Proteins are typically 3 dimensional but misfolded proteins are not and they can "convince" neighboring proteins to mimic them. Eventually after decades of the gut biome building up these misfolded proteins they migrate to the lower brain stem and then the upper and its game over, game over man

They're still not sure what triggers the misfolding of proteins in the stomach and intestines but I suspect diet is a big factor.

[BeBMan]

Totally unrealistic. As if Trump would ever exxagerate anything...

[Dauphin]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66931855

Probably the case that Trump dislikes the most, as it lays bare that he is not as wealthy as he claims

[BeBMan]

Unrelated but cute:

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-66903382

[N35t0r]

Self-driving cars are already safer than the average driver in most conditions.

[Berzerker]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1705651803168366638

Self driving cars rally in Austin

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