ATP synthase is an enzyme that has been using phosphate to generate life’s energy for millions of years. Nanoclustering/Science Photo Library via Getty Images The questions of how humankind came to be ...

Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 60, No. 5, Special Issue: Perspectives on Plant Development (2009), pp. 1427-1438 (12 pages) An appropriate cellular phosphate (Pi) concentration is indispensable ...

The process of ATP, or adenosine triphosphate, being converted into energy is fairly complex. However, here’s a quick rundown of how it works: Since ATP is so critical, your body has several systems ...

DNA can be thought of as a vast library that stores all genetic information. Cells do not use this information all at once. Instead, they copy only the necessary parts into RNA, which is then used to ...

Tricalcium phosphate [Ca 3 (PO 4) 2, TCP] is a salt that occurs naturally in rocks from around the Earth, in the teeth of humans and other animals, and even in milk. Along with other components of ...

The questions of how humankind came to be, and whether we are alone in the universe, have captured imaginations for millennia. But to answer these questions, scientists must first understand life ...