Figuring Out How We Get the Nitrogen We Need (IMAGE)

California Institute of Technology

Figuring Out How We Get the Nitrogen We Need

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Caltech chemists have taken a crucial step toward unlocking the mystery of how bacteria use an enzyme called nitrogenase to convert nitrogen -- an essential component of all living systems -- into a form that living systems can use.

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Lance Hayashida / Caltech Marketing and Communications

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