When Proteins Fold Wrong

Your life literally depends on how a tiny molecule decides to bend. Proteins are the

actual machines running your body, starting as just a boring line of amino acids.

But the magic happens when they fold up into complex 3D shapes, like microscopic

origami. If they don't fold perfectly, they don't work. It is why high fevers

are dangerous; heat melts that structure, just like cooking an egg changes it forever.

But the scary part is when they misfold on their own. They turn into sticky clumps in your brain,

which is exactly what causes Alzheimer’s and Mad Cow disease. One wrong twist changes everything.