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protein engineeringCreation of synthetic proteins designed to carry out specific tasks. For example, an enzyme may be designed to remove grease from soiled clothes and remain stable at the high temperatures in a washing machine. In biochemical research, protein variants are also produced for the detailed investigation of how their structures arise and how they fulfil their biological functions. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Richard has been an industry leader in engineering proteins to give them traits desirable in a pharmaceutical agent. Our method of genetically engineering proteins to optimize their uptake and processing by antigen presenting cells is the same approach we have used in the development of Provenge(TM), our therapeutic prostate cancer vaccine that recently produced promising results in a Phase III clinical trial. |
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