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folding
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folding [′fōld·iŋ]
(computer science)
A method of hashing which consists of splitting the original key into two or more parts and then adding the parts together.
(geology)
Compression of planar structure in the formation of fold structures.


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William Skach, who studies protein folding at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, notes that differences in proteins that have identical amino acids "could be very widespread and not appreciated at all right now.
In a broad sense, protein synthesis includes the interlinked processes of transcription, mRNA processing, mRNA export into the cytoplasm, protein translation, and protein folding (Orphanides and Reinberg 2002, and references therein; Figure 5G).
In addition to deploying DB2 Intelligent Miner Technology and DiscoveryLink, IBM and AxCell expect to explore research collaborations in areas such as visualization, pattern discovery and protein folding analysis.
 
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