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Scientists Resurrect Ancient Rubiscos to Understand Their Evolution
Scientists Resurrect Ancient Rubiscos to Understand Their Evolution
A team proposes that the addition of a small accessory subunit to the carbon-fixing enzyme was key to improving its catalytic properties and specificity to CO2.
A team proposes that the addition of a small accessory subunit to the carbon-fixing enzyme was key to improving its catalytic properties and specificity to CO2.
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Accurate Protein Production Promotes Longevity
Ruth Williams | Sep 15, 2021 | 3 min read
Worms, flies, and yeast live longer if the fidelity of their protein-making machinery is improved, a study shows.
Microbiologist Thomas Brock Dies at 94
Lisa Winter | Apr 23, 2021 | 2 min read
Brock’s discovery of a thermophile bacteria at Yellowstone National Park in 1966 eventually enabled the development of PCR.
Engineered Microbe Could Ease Switch to Grass
Kate Yandell | Jun 2, 2014 | 3 min read
Researchers modify a heat-loving bacterium so it can produce biofuel from switchgrass directly, with no need for costly chemical and enzymatic treatments.
Golden Goose Awards Given Again
Erin Weeks | Sep 12, 2013 | 1 min read
Researchers behind high-impact studies that at first seemed obscure are honored in another round of prizes.
Microbial Fuel Factories
Kate Yandell | Sep 1, 2013 | 2 min read
An archaeon takes the first steps toward making a liquid fuel from carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas.
Antarctic Lake Teems With Life
Chris Palmer | Jul 8, 2013 | 2 min read
DNA and RNA sequences from Lake Vostok below the Antarctic glacier reveal thousands of bacteria species, including some commonly found in fish digestive systems.
Distantly Related Viruses Proliferate Similarly
Kate Yandell | Jun 12, 2013 | 1 min read
Whether infecting hot spring-dwelling microbes or humans, viruses co-opt the same group of proteins to assemble themselves and break out of cells.