Study of single protein ‘paves way to improved understanding of disease’

The work by NTU researchers involves a very high concentration of light (Gabriel Sanderson/Nottingham Trent University/PA)

Researchers in the UK have developed technology that makes it possible to isolate and study how a single protein – which is 10,000 times thinner than a human hair – behaves and changes over time.

The scientists suggest the findings could help better understand proteins linked to conditions like anaemia or Parkinson’s, and how they might respond to certain treatments.