2016-11-25, 13:50
Bringing silicon to life
A new study is the first to show that living organisms can be persuaded to make silicon-carbon bonds—something only chemists had done before. Scientists have "bred" a bacterial protein to have the ability to make the human-made bonds—a finding that has applications in several industries.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20...151217.htm
A new study is the first to show that living organisms can be persuaded to make silicon-carbon bonds—something only chemists had done before. Scientists have "bred" a bacterial protein to have the ability to make the human-made bonds—a finding that has applications in several industries.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20...151217.htm