The genetic code in DNA provides the template to manufacture protein into all the cells of an organism.
Proteins and quantum transition: Instant shape-shifting - 0 views
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Proteins are made by stringing together amino acids. For general purposes there are twenty amino acids in protein and they can be put together in endless combinations, some in short chains (yeast averages 466 amino acids), some long chains (titins have nearly 27,000 amino acids) and everything in-between. The pattern of amino acids determines much of the functionality of the protein.
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Proteins are three-dimensional puzzle pieces. They are generally very complicated in shape. Even a small protein of only 100 amino acids can theoretically have 10^100 (ten to the hundredth power) different configurations.
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Biotechdaily - First Microbes Found to Break Down PCBs - 0 views
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PCBs can buildup in fish and marine mammals, reaching thousands of times higher levels than found in the water they live in
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using a rapid, DNA screening method, researchers have discovered a bacterium capable of degrading PCBs
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this will lead to the complete dechlorination of persistant molecules
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