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Science News for January 1, 2012


Brave new world

The open access journal PhytoKeys is pioneering electronic publication of new plant species, supported by strong practices from publishers and authors. The journal's completion will be archived on the 7th of January 2012 and share biological data with international databasing initiatives.

SourcePensoft Publishers·JournalPhytoKeys·DateJan 1, 2012

Temperature, entropy and protein binding

Researchers investigate protein binding mechanisms, including the recently discovered fly-casting method, which accelerates binding by unfolding a protein chain. Temperature influences capture radius, with optimal conditions found at transition temperatures between folding and unfolding.