Fiona L. Kearns

TL;DR: 3D structure of a newly discovered enzyme that can digest highly crystalline PET, the primary material used in the manufacture of single-use plastic beverage bottles, in some clothing, and in carpets is characterized and it is shown that PETase degrades another semiaromatic polyester, polyethylene-2,5-furandicarboxylate (PEF), which is an emerging, bioderived PET replacement with improved barrier properties.

TL;DR: The characterization of the MHETase enzyme and synergy of the two-enzyme PET depolymerization system may inform enzyme cocktail-based strategies for plastics upcycling and will inform future efforts in the biological deconstruction andUpcycling of mixed plastics.

TL;DR: In this paper, a gating role for the N-glycan at position N343 is revealed, which facilitates RBD opening, along with residuals D405, R408 and D427.

TL;DR: In this article, a gating role for the N-glycan at position N343 was revealed, which facilitates RBD opening, and the atomic-level characterization of the glycosylated spike activation mechanism provided by the ensemble pathway simulations.

TL;DR: Dommer et al. as discussed by the authors proposed a multiscale computational microscopy of the SARS-CoV-2 virus within a respiratory aerosol and demonstrated how their integrated data-driven platform provides a new way of exploring the composition, structure, and dynamics of aerosols and aerosolized viruses.