Scientists
at the University of Kentucky, led by nano-biotechnologist Peixuan Guo, have
made an important discovery into the operation of biomotors, the molecular
machines used by viruses and bacteria in the packaging of DNA. Biomotors
function similarly to mechanical motors but on a nano-scale.
The
researchers have reported on the discovery of a new, third class of biomotor,
unique in that it uses a "revolution without rotation" mechanism.
Rotation is the turning of an object around its own axle, as the Earth does
every 24 hours. Revolution is the turning of an object around a second object,
as the Earth does around the sun.
The
reference for the research is:
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