Zerush@lemmy.ml to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-21 month agoKinesin Proteinlemmy.mlimagemessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1343file-text
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minus-squareyeahiknow3@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoFast relative to what? The point is that the kinesin protein doesn’t “walk” any more than floating debris “swims.”
minus-squareJordan117@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoRelative 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.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAnd they stop, pause, and can go backwards.
Fast relative to what? The point is that the kinesin protein doesn’t “walk” any more than floating debris “swims.”
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.
And they stop, pause, and can go backwards.