Scientists expand our understanding of biological nanowires

(Nanowerk News) The movement of electrons across wires is what allows us to use electricity every day. Biological nanowires, microscopic wires made of proteins, have caught researchers’ attention for their ability to carry electrons over long distances. In a recent study published in Small (“Long-Range Electron Transport Rates Depend on Wire Dimensions in Cytochrome Nanowires”) by the Vermaas lab at the MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, researchers expand our understanding of biological nanowires through the use of computer simulations. A rendering of a…