The key appears to be a single zinc atom that sits at the core of the enzyme, which resembles a pyramid in structure. (scientificamerican.com)
These sparks are created when billions of zinc atoms shoot from thousands of small pouches nestled just beneath the surface of a mouse egg cell, researchers from Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory report December 15 in Nature Chemistry. (sciencenews.org)
These sparks are created when thousands of zinc atoms shoot from thousands of small pouches nestled just beneath the surface of the egg cell, researchers report December 15 in Nature Chemistry. (sciencenews.org)