PHOENIX: In one of the largest and most detailed studies of animal molecular biology ever undertaken, researchers have discovered the assembly instructions for nearly 1,000 protein complexes shared by most kinds of animals, revealing their deep evolutionary relationships. Those instructions offer a powerful new tool for studying the causes of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and cancer.
Proteins come together to form protein complexes, or molecular machines, to carry out many specific biological functions in cells…