May the Fold Be with You – How Protein Folding Works!

Discover how proteins – essential molecules in the body – rapidly fold into the right shape, a process vital for their function. Explore their building blocks, amino acids, with 3D models that show how sequence determines structure. Dive into the Levinthal paradox: how do proteins fold so fast despite countless options? See how AI like AlphaFold (Nobel Prize 2024) solves it. Try folding your name using AlphaFold at the computer. Watch simulations of small proteins in motion. The highlight: a force-feedback device lets you feel a protein’s structure, change it, and try to fold it back – a hands-on, interactive way to grasp this biological puzzle.

(Biologie, Biophysik, Biology, Biophysics)