Geoscientists unearth mineral-making secrets potentially useful for new technologies
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 10:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Sugars are widely known as important sources of energy for all organisms. Now, Virginia Tech researchers have discovered that certain types of sugars, known as polysaccharides, may also control the timing and placement of minerals that animals use to produce hard structures such as shells and exoskeletons of mollusks, lobsters, and shrimp.