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Ashutosh Tiwari, associate professor of\u00a0chemistry<\/a>\u00a0at Michigan Tech, explains that misfolded amyloid beta proteins tend to pile up and form aggregates, which can form stringy fibrils or balled-up amorphous shapes. To understand what causes the different shapes and to assess their toxicity, Tiwari\u2019s team looked at acetylation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more see article on\u00a0Michigan Tech News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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