Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0664428

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0664428

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Macromolecular Condensates: From Globules to Toroids and Beyond. Polymers are long-chain molecules which are vital for all living things. Examples include proteins and DNA which carries all of the information needed for life. In the cell and in the laboratory these polymers are often found in a compact folded state. Current polymer science is good at describing very flexible polymers, but fails to describe most biological polymers which have backbones that are difficult to bend. Our aim is to describe the folded or globular state for many kinds of biological polymers and thus improve our understanding of the role of polymers in living things.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2006

End Date: 31-12-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $270,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Condensed Matter Physics—Structural Properties | Biophysics | Physical Chemistry Of Macromolecules

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences | Chemical sciences | Physical sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Biophysics | Chemical sciences | Condensed Matter Physics—Structural Properties | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Physical Chemistry Of Macromolecules | Physical sciences

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