While I was working on my project this weekend, I came up with a new idea! Instead of myosin and actin I am now looking at EMILIN-1. This protein is responsible for the formation of elastic fiber. This gave me the idea to create a toy similar to silly putty, flubber! I used to love to play with this stuff when I was a kid. The protein structure is pretty cool too! 

May 14, 2012
New Idea–Flubber!
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