minus-squareKlox@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Never understood this. If something foreign enters you your white blood cells go after it like a dog in heat, Would this not mean that our cells are smart enough to discern bad from good?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoI didn’t appreciate how much of chemistry and biology is just geometry until reading about AlphaFold. AFAIK, antigens bind because they literally “fit”. And if they don’t fit, it just slips off until the body can produce a matching geometry. linkfedilink
minus-squareKlox@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•The Republican Party Has a Nazi Problem | How did the GOP become a haven for slogans and ideas straight out of the Third Reich?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 days agoThe US has a Nazi problem. It’s called the Republican party. linkfedilink
I didn’t appreciate how much of chemistry and biology is just geometry until reading about AlphaFold. AFAIK, antigens bind because they literally “fit”. And if they don’t fit, it just slips off until the body can produce a matching geometry.