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New findings on the power of enzymes could reshape biochemistry

Using a series of more than 1,000 X-ray snapshots of the shapeshifting of enzymes in action, researchers at Stanford University have illuminated one of the great mysteries of life—how enzymes are able to speed up life-sustaining ...

How Earth's early cycles shaped the chemistry of life

A new study explores how complex chemical mixtures change under shifting environmental conditions, shedding light on the prebiotic processes that may have led to life. By exposing organic molecules to repeated wet-dry cycles, ...

Q&A: Photoproduction creates medicine from waste

The Kobe University start-up Photo-on-Demand Chemical Co. Ltd. demonstrated that it can produce methane from sewage to refine it into pharmaceutical raw materials and other useful chemicals. For this, Tsuda Akihiko, the CEO ...

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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
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Astrobiology
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Earth Sciences
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Archaeology
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Earth Sciences
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Analytical Chemistry
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Astronomy
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Nanophysics
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Astrobiology
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Environment
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Space Exploration
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