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Professional Scientists of Lemmy: What is your field of study's, most complex unanswered question? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

My brother works in molecular biology; he tells me the field’s understanding of peptides have only just begun and it’s only through machine learning that they are now starting to make progress. 99% seem to be post-translational garbage, the other 1% is likely to be the basis of a revolution of treatment options.