Tag: "proteins"

Living in Limbo: the Zombie-like Qualities of Prions

Living in Limbo: the Zombie-like Qualities of Prions

There is something incredibly satisfying with the zombie movie plot – a virus outbreak devastates a planet but a group of people are immune and fight to save humankind.

 
Living Life To The Extreme

Living Life To The Extreme

Fish live in the below-freezing waters off Antarctica. How these beasts have adapted to their incredibly harsh environment? More specifically, what changes have happened in their DNA that allow them to live where no other animal could?