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January 14, 2014

Mapping Amino Acids to Understand Life's Origins
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2014
Only 20 standard amino acids are used to build proteins, but why exactly nature "chose" these particular amino acids is still a mystery. One step towards solving this is to explore the "amino acid space", the set of possible or hypothetical amino acids that might have been used instead. New research has used computer models to construct a large database of plausible amino acids, revealing thousands of amino acid structures that could have been used. All organisms on Earth employ the same workforce ... read more

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Emperor Penguins breeding on ice shelves

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Tonga cleans up after devastating cyclone

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US 'superweeds' epidemic shines spotlight on GMOs

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300 houses destroyed in 'Shangri-La' Tibet village: report

ADB says China and Japan should tackle pollution together

Heavy rains leave six dead in Philippines

Land bulge clue to aviation threat from volcanoes

Hong Kong suffers in smog as pollution problems rise

Haiti marks fourth anniversary of quake that killed 250,000

One dead as Australian blaze razes around 50 homes

China mother left homeless by 17-yr hunt for kidnapped son

Permit to kill Namibia black rhino fetches $350,000 in US

China defends South China Sea fishing rule

One dead, widespread destruction in Tonga cyclone

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