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"We are going from a molecule that has low energy and producing from it a fuel that has high energy," said Neves-Garcia.

"As we get a better grasp on identifying and measuring these diverse circulating molecules in our bodies and how they're metabolized, we could make huge strides in personalizing medicine accordingly," says Metallo.

The energy that is being harvested as part of this research is being generated by squeezing amino acid molecules, the building blocks of proteins that exist in the human body.

However, separating sEVs from other molecules and identifying the factors which lead to their release is both difficult and time-consuming with conventional methods.

In the hMPV F protein, Zhu didn't find the same patch of repellant molecules -- instead, he used a strong chemical bond as a "brute force" solution to hold the protein together.