Viral molecular motor is most powerful yet found

Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Minnesota have discovered a molecular motor that is capable of packing viral DNA into a protein shell at internal pressures of up to 60 atmospheres, making it the most powerful molecular motor discovered so far. The research was reported in the 18 October 2001 issue of Nature, where it was the cover article.

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