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Researchers from The University of Osaka have reported a new way to bring ancient proteins back to life.

Osaka, Japan

Who
researchers from The University of Osaka, Haruto Ishikawa, Yasuhisa Mizutani
What
Researchers from The University of Osaka have reported a new way to bring ancient proteins back to life.
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:30:00 GMT · 2d 4h ago
Where
Osaka, Japan ·
Why
The study aims to understand the evolution of ancestral proteins by reconstructing and testing ancient rhodopsin sequences.
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This new methodology for reconstructing ancestral proteins could provide significant functional insight into protein evolution, offering a tool for other investigators to study and engineer other ancient proteins.

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