Uncharted territory: Scientists sequence the first carbohydrate biopolymer
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 15:31
in Biology & Nature
For the first time ever, a team of researchers has announced the sequence of a complete complex carbohydrate biopolymer. The surprising discovery provides the scientific and medical communities with an important and fundamental new view of these vital biomolecules, which play a role in everything from cell structure and development to disease pathology and blood clotting.