New “Atlas” Will Catalog Proteins That Bind to Rare Earth Elements

Bioprospecting Tool Could Boost Critical Mineral Refining By Anna Squires Throughout the 1800s, naturalists journeyed to far-flung corners of the world to catalog birds, mammals, minerals, and plants. Now, a team of U.S. researchers is assembling a catalog of their own: an atlas of naturally occurring proteins capable of binding ... [continued] The post New “Atlas” Will Catalog Proteins That Bind to Rare Earth Elements appeared first on CleanTechnica.