Neat News 2208 (added 2022-01-16)
Proteins and metals
Public Domain by Jim Peaco, National Park Service
In new research it was studied what may contribute to the origins of life on Earth. Since electron transport is essential for life and is best realized in metals, it was looked how proteins can bind metals. In different manifestation common features were established. It is assumed that these were already present in early building blocks of life.
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