Converted milk proteins clean pollution, strike gold
Amyloid fibers can snatch contaminants from water, scientists find
TRAPPED The molecular mesh of lab-made amyloid proteins (in color above) can trap individual lead particles (silver) in polluted liquids.
S. Bolisetty and R. Mezzenga/Nature Nanotechnology 2016
Tenacious proteins similar to those implicated in Alzheimer’s disease could help purify polluted water.