The nature hackers

By Ida Emilie Steinmark and Kristy Turner2019-01-02T15:03:00

Source: Dan Bright / Lost Studio

Chemical engineers are exploiting evolution to create perfect catalysts

Enzymes are a bit of a biochemical miracle. They are nature’s own catalysts, and each has been perfectly tuned to accelerate a specific reaction over millions of years. They are often much more efficient than man-made catalysts. This is why enzymes are heralded as the catalysts of tomorrow. They promise a greener future where industry uses fewer metal catalysts and fewer synthetic steps.

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