A Rutgers-led study sheds new light on the evolution of photosynthesis in plants and algae, which could help to improve crop production. The paper appears in the journal New Phytologist. […]
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Posted inMicrobiology & Virology
Bacteria And Algae Get Rides In Clouds
Human health and ecosystems could be affected by microbes including cyanobacteria and algae that hitch rides in clouds and enter soil, lakes, oceans and other environments when it rains, according […]
Posted inMars
The Best Region For life On Mars Was Far Below The Surface
The most habitable region for life on Mars would have been up to several miles below its surface, likely due to subsurface melting of thick ice sheets fueled by geothermal […]
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry
The Origins Of Metabolism
Sheding light on one of the most enduring mysteries of science: How did metabolism – the process by which life powers itself by converting energy from food into movement and […]
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Scientists Identify Protein That May Have Existed When Life Began on Earth
How did life arise on Earth? Rutgers researchers have found among the first and perhaps only hard evidence that simple protein catalysts – essential for cells, the building blocks of […]
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Press Release
Scientists Discover "Legos of Life"
Rutgers scientists have found the “Legos of life” – four core chemical structures that can be stacked together to build the myriad proteins inside every organism – after smashing and […]