Question by sweethearttheangel: What did Linus Pauling discover?
I am doing this for my AP Biology assignment. What I am looking for is:
*What did he discover in the field of Biology?
*When did he discover this?
*Why is it significant in the field of Biology?
Please and thank you!
By the way, I would also appreciate it if you wouldn’t copy and paste from Wikipedia or another site. I would like “short and sweet” answers if POSSIBLE.
Best answer:
Answer by Colin
*He discovered the structure of proteins, in particular the most important part, the alpha helix chain.
* He discovered this in 1951
* Significance .. initially the concept of polypeptide chains being folded and this held by hydrogen bonds .. leading to the full understanding of proteins.
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