Eco-friendly rare earth element separation: A bioinspired solution to an industry challenge
From smartphones to wind turbines, rare earth elements (REEs) are an essential part of the hardware in many advanced ...
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Fine-Tuning of ATF4 DNA Binding Activity by a Secondary Basic Motif Unique to the ATF-X Subfamily of bZip Transcription Factors
Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States ...
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Biochemistry News
Mar. 12, 2025 — Scientists have developed an innovative solar-powered method to transform sewage sludge -- a by-product of wastewater treatment -- into green ... Robotics and Spinal Stimulation ...
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A Titin Missense Variant Causes Atrial Fibrillation
Abstract Rare and common genetic variants contribute to the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). Although ion channels were among the first AF candidate genes identified, rare loss-of-function variants ...
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Biochemistry articles from across Nature Portfolio
Biochemistry is the study of the structure and function of biological molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids. Biochemistry is also used to describe techniques suited ...
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Coral anthozoan-specific opsins employ a novel chloride counterion for spectral tuning
This study makes the fundamental discovery of the first natural animal rhodopsin that uses a chloride ion instead of an amino acid side chain as a counterion. Using a combination of biochemical and ...
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Chemistry Major with a Biochemistry Concentration (B.S.)
The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry offers three American Chemical Society (ACS) certified degrees. Perhaps the most versatile degree is the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with a major in ...
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Discovery of high-spin manganese centers sheds light on photosynthesis
"This is the simplest form of a bonding motif that also occurs in natural photosynthesis, which makes this discovery very exciting," says HZB researcher Konstantin Hirsch. The search for the ...
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Synthetic RIG-I-agonist RNA induces death of hepatocellular carcinoma cells
RAR is a synthetic-modified RNA motif derived from the hepatitis C virus genome that is specifically recognized by RIG-I and induces innate immune activation, including production of interferon ...
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Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry investigate the structure of these proteins and how they function – from individual molecules through to complex organisms. They make use of the ...
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Biochemistry Research News
Mar. 13, 2025 — A groundbreaking study has revealed that brown trout can successfully navigate beaver dams -- obstacles which were previously thought to pose a significant barrier to their ...