NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The ...
NASA's Unexpected Discovery of The Largest Organics on Mars Explained
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet.
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How did the first cells form on Earth? Scientists think they finally figured it out
About 4 billion years ago, Earth began to show signs of the conditions that allowed the first cells to take hold and populate ...
Nature6d
Membrane proteins articles from across Nature Portfolio
Peripheral membrane proteins, for example some signalling proteins, are tethered by an anchor, via a fatty acid, prenyl group ... cryo-EM to solve the protein structure of the enzyme in complex ...
Bioengineered red yeast turns wood waste into a valuable fatty acid
Forestry waste can be turned into a high-value fatty acid, thanks to a bright red yeast engineered by University of Alberta ...
Phys.org5d
NASA's Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars
A fat molecule consists of two main components: glycerol and fatty acids. Glycerol is an alcohol molecule with three carbon atoms, five hydrogens, and three hydroxyl (chemically bonded oxygen and ...
Science Daily3d
Omega-6 fatty acid promotes the growth of an aggressive type of breast cancer, study finds
Linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid found in seed oils such as soybean and safflower oil, and animal products including pork and eggs, specifically enhances the growth of the hard-to-treat 'triple ...