The researchers found that the organisms turned on three genes for an enzyme called nitrogenase, which aids nitrogen fixation. (sciencemag.org)
To boost production of the enzyme in animals, U.C. Davis scientists have transferred the human gene for the enzyme into dairy goats. (discovermagazine.com)
Scientists identified the human gene for this enzyme in 2000, and since then it's been linked to human diseases including autoimmune disorders, HIV infection and cancers. (sciencedaily.com)