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\nIn the Ruggiero Lab, we are investigating these phenomena using high-field terahertz pulses. We have previously demonstrated that we can probe the mechanical response of biological macromolecules, in the case of a polypeptide, poly-proline. This area of research holds tremendous promise for utilizing terahertz radiation in a positive way to help understand biology, pretty cool! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There is increasing evidence that low-frequency vibrational motions play an important role in the proper function and behavior of biological materials. For instance, previous works have shown that terahertz vibrations help drive enzymatic catalysis, painting a promising picture for the control of biological processes using terahertz radiation. In the Ruggiero Lab, we are investigating these […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":53,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/thz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/thz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/thz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/thz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/thz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/thz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":344,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/thz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions\/344"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/thz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/thz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}