Self-Assembly: Nature's way to do it

Self-Assembly: Nature's way to do it

• Lecture by Kuniaki Nagayama (University of Tokyo)

Biology operates at two levels: the large scale which we can see and the underlying microscopic one. The amazing way in which intermolecular forces cause protein arrays to self-assemble, enabling Nature to fabricate the large scale components of living systems is described.

Provided by The Vega Science Trust.