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Alpha measures a manager's skill in adding value to a portfolio beyond market gains. Beta assesses how a stock or fund's volatility compares to the market average. High alpha and low beta indicate ...
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Protein: The Building Blocks of Life
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How to milk a potato? Start-up grows dairy protein inside potatoes
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The two proteins involved in Alzheimer’s disease affect brain circuits differently
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Activation of the G alpha subunit of a G-protein-coupled receptor
In unstimulated cells, the state of G alpha (orange circles) is defined by its interaction with GDP, G beta-gamma (purple circles), and a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR; light green loops).