Wen Zhang, an organic chemist, has harnessed electrochemistry to promote reactions of carbon-based compounds without relying on rare materials historically used in chemistry.
Xiaolong Liu, a postdoctoral researcher in physics, and Wen Zhang, a postdoctoral researcher in chemistry, stand out among young scientists in the tri-state area.
Darren Xu
A large-scale phylogenetic tree constructed from a diverse set of RNR sequences reveals a small ancestral clade in addition to the three major groups. Cryo-EM characterization of a representative sequence from this clade suggests that the enzyme family adapted to oxygen on earth earlier than previously thought.
“By understanding the evolution of these proteins, we can understand how nature adapts to environmental changes at the molecular level. In turn, we also learn about our planet’s past.”
