Protein helps separate rare earths more efficiently than new tech

Penn State University scientists have discovered a new mechanism by which bacteria can select between different rare earth elements, using the ability of a bacterial protein to bind to another unit of itself, or "dimerize," when it is bound to certain rare earths,...

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