an evolutionarily conserved protein FucU (Fucose, Unknown) is a close paralogue of RbsD, with any compared pair of RbsD and FucU homologues sharing about 20% amino acid sequence identity with each other. —so says the study “Crystal Structures of RbsD Leading to the Identification of Cytoplasmic Sugar-binding Proteins with a Novel Folding Architecture,” Min-Sung Kim, […]
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Akiskal and the mystery of love
The Mystery of Love Solved Love and biology are deeply entwined. Love can make a heart race and a lack of chemistry can turn romance into friendship. But just what is the nature of this link? Can biochemistry cause love? Dr. Hagop Akiskal won the Ig-Nobel prize in Chemistry for trying to answer this very […]