Biopolymers, such as proteins and nucleic acids, are defined by their highly specialized functions that arise from their perfectly controlled primary structures, that is, sequence regulation of repeat ...

The human recombinase hRad51 is a key protein for the maintenance of genome integrity and for cancer development. Polymerization and depolymerization of hRad51 on duplex DNA were studied here using a ...

A controlled/“living” click polymerization method developed by researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo and Nagoya University enables precise chain-growth of AB-type monomers—traditionally limited to ...

Uncatalyzed radical polymerization of ethylene typically requires high temperature and pressure, and the method isn't efficient for longer simple terminal alkenes, Michl explains. Thus, ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 103, No. 42 (Oct. 17, 2006), pp. 15349-15354 (6 pages) Single-site polymerization catalysts enable exquisite ...