Open AccessChaperonin studies: faith, luck, and a little help from our friends
Author(s) -
Arthur L. Horwich
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
molecular biology of the cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.463
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1939-4586
pISSN - 1059-1524
DOI - 10.1091/mbc.e17-07-0479
Subject(s) - luck , biology , medal , chaperonin , faith , cognitive science , genetics , epistemology , art history , psychology , art , philosophy , gene
Basic cellular research is a trail. One follows one’s nose toward what might be new understanding. When that leads to a need to employ unfamiliar or novel technology, it’s both exciting and very worthwhile to form collaborations. Our early studies of chaperonins support such a philosophy, as detailed in the two stories that follow, written in deep appreciation of recognition by the E.B. Wilson Medal of the American Society for Cell Biology.