Research Summaries

Second-generation bioethanol is derived from cellulose-based feedstocks. Production of such bioethanol is expected to grow significantly worldwide

Enzymes that contain metal ions—that is, metalloenzymes—possess the reactivity of a transition metal center and the molecular evolution

For semi-rigid molecules at low energies, the well-established normal mode approximation gives a basic understanding of molecular vibrations and

Modern x-ray free-electron lasers use high-energy electrons to produce intense x-ray pulses to study the structure and behavior of matter. However,

One of the leading methods for creating qubits involves exploiting specific structural atomic defects in diamonds. Using diamonds is both

Microbes such as fungi and bacteria produce enzymes, called glycoside hydrolases, to acquire nutrients through the degradation of cellulose&mdash

Two genes, hgcA and hgcB, are essential for microbial mercury methylation. Detecting and estimating their abundance in microbes

The subterranean world hosts up to one fifth of all biomass, including microbial communities that drive transformations central to Earth’s

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are common in portable electronics and in today’s plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. One of the most

Foraminifera are a group of marine protozoans with a fossil record that extends back to the earliest Cambrian period, offering one of the most