Icy comets serve as storks for life on Earth
Early Earth was an inhospitable place where the planet was often bombarded by comets and other large astrophysical bodies.
Biochemistry
Jul 8, 2015
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News tagged with amino acid glycine
Amino acids key to new gold leaching process
Curtin University scientists have developed a gold and copper extraction process using an amino acid–hydrogen peroxide system, which could provide an environmentally friendly and cheaper alternative to conventional methods.
Materials Science
Oct 24, 2014
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Fingerprint of dissolved glycine in the Terahertz range explained
Chemists at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have, for the first time, completely analysed the fingerprint region of the Terahertz spectrum of a biologically relevant molecule in water, in this case, an amino acid. By combining ...
Materials Science
Mar 28, 2014
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Genetic analyses reveal novel mutations as causes of startle disease
Two studies published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry identify genetic mutations that play important roles in the condition commonly referred to as startle disease. Startle disease is characterized by an exaggerated ...
Biochemistry
Aug 7, 2012
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Native-like spider silk produced in metabolically engineered bacterium
Researchers have long envied spiders' ability to manufacture silk that is light-weighted while as strong and tough as steel or Kevlar. Indeed, finer than human hair, five times stronger by weight than steel, and three times ...
Materials Science
Jul 27, 2010
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First discovery of life's building block in comet made
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA scientists have discovered glycine, a fundamental building block of life, in samples of comet Wild 2 returned by NASA's Stardust spacecraft.
Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2009
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