Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> An alpha helix is of comparable size to a carbon atom?

> Really?

> Even though an alpha helix is composed of dozens of amino acids which 
> are built out of dozens of carbon atoms?

  You are being confused by the logarithmic nature of the scale. The
alpha helix and the carbon atom are not at the same zoom level, even
though they are close.

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                                                          - Warp

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