Mysterious soil virus gene seen for first time
The protein could play a key role in soil carbon cycling and soil decomposition.
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The protein could play a key role in soil carbon cycling and soil decomposition.
A physical chemist and a diverse group of his students are working on applications with nanoscopic diamonds.
E-Mail With a name like glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, one would think it is a rare and obscure medical condition, but that's far from the truth. Roughly 400 million people worldwide live with potential of blood disorders due to the enzyme deficiency. While some people are asymptomatic, others suffer from jaundice, ruptured red blood cells and, in the worst cases, kidney failure. Now, a team led by researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have uncovered the elusive mechanism behind the most severe cases of the disease: a broken chain of ...