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Dr. Leslie Orgel

Proteins and aesthetics:

The quaternary structure of the proteins, which emerge
when the proteins fold, have also important roles in ensuring
aesthetics. For instance, strands of hair and beard in men are
both made up of the same protein called ‘keratin’. Nevertheless,
they have minute chemical differences which make major dif-

ferences in their outer appearance. For instance, beard strands
have more aspartic acid, lyisin and tryosin amino acids com-
pared to hair strands, and valin and serin are found less. As a re-
sult, beard strands have fewer ‘disulfite’ bonds in keratin com-
pared to those of the hair and the number of folds in proteins re-

duce. This makes beard thicker and flatter, and the hair thinner
and wavier. This structure, allows hair to be combed and
shaped, while it is very difficult to comb or shape the beard. Al-
though both are found in the same area of the body, God created
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the hair and beard to look their best. Amino acids, which do
not have any function alone or when randomly joined together,