Comment on Kinesi Protein
Jordan117@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoHow is it more accurate? I thought that in reality the “steps” are incredibly fast, but that makes it seem like it’s a much slower and more uncertain process.
Comment on Kinesi Protein
Jordan117@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoHow is it more accurate? I thought that in reality the “steps” are incredibly fast, but that makes it seem like it’s a much slower and more uncertain process.
yeahiknow3@lemmings.world 3 weeks ago
Fast relative to what? The point is that the kinesin protein doesn’t “walk” any more than floating debris “swims.”
Jordan117@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Relative to the speed shown in the visualizations. The pop-sci animations look like it takes one step every second or so, while in reality they do hundreds per second.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
And they stop, pause, and can go backwards.