Hydrolysis of the phosphodiester linkages in DNA is a notoriously difficult reaction. Deoxyribozymes that use Zn 2+ and Mn 2+ ions to accelerate this reaction by a factor of one hundred million ...

a family of enzymes necessary for biomass hydrolysis, an important step in the conversion of lignocellulosic feedstocks to fuels and chemicals. We synthesized and expressed 175 GH1s, selected from ...

This Research Topic is Volume II of a series. The previous volume can be found here: Biochemical/Biomaterial Production from Lignocellulosic BiomassAs the ...

That's about that change. On Tuesday, the European Space Agency (ESA) put its Biomass satellite into orbit. Biomass is carrying the first P-band synthetic aperture radar in space. You can think of ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched its pioneering Biomass satellite into space as part of its major breakthrough for climate science and environmental monitoring. This is the start of a ...

A Vega C lifts off April 29 carrying ESA's Biomass satellite. Credit: ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE/Optique vidéo du CSG–S. Martin WASHINGTON — A Vega C rocket successfully launched an Earth science ...

The end-to-end encrypted communication app WhatsApp, used by roughly 3 billion people around the world, will roll out cloud-based AI capabilities in the coming weeks that are designed to preserve ...

ESA's Biomass is the first satellite to carry a P-band synthetic aperture radar. Thanks to the long wavelength of P-band, around 70 cm, this novel radar is able to penetrate through the forest ...

A satellite with a 40-foot extendable antenna has launched into space with a giant mission: to map all of the world’s forests — ecosystems that are crucial for absorbing carbon and slowing ...

Illustration of Biomass in orbit with its mesh reflector deployed. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab CC-BY-SA 3.0 IGO The European Space Agency (ESA) launched a satellite on Tuesday that will "weigh" Earth ...

Biomass, a flagship satellite developed in the UK for the European Space Agency, is set to become the first in the world to measure, in 3D, the condition of the Earth’s forests from space.

A first-of-its-kind satellite will be able to see through clouds and leafy canopies to assess how the world's rainforests are protecting the planet from climate change.