The "Nickelback" Peptide (IMAGE)

Rutgers University

The "Nickelback" Peptide

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A computer rendering of the Nickelback peptide shows the backbone nitrogen atoms (blue) that bond two critical nickel atoms (orange). Scientists who have identified this part of a protein believe it may provide clues to detecting planets on the verge of producing life.

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The Nanda Laboratory

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