Antarctic icefish are famous for living without red blood cells, but they are not alone. A species of needle-shaped, ...

HOUSTON -- (Sept. 25, 2015) -- The ultra-stable properties of the proteins that allow deep-diving whales to remain active while holding their breath for up to two hours could help Rice University ...

Researchers at Rice University have discovered that a protein found in whale meat may hold the key to developing synthetic blood. The protein, called myoglobin, allows marine mammals to remain ...

The leisurely pace of a sloth or koala ambling through the forest can certainly seem desirable, but those habitats and lifestyles aren’t for everyone. For the animals tasked with surviving in some of ...

The blood protein hemoglobin and its relative, myoglobin, carry and store life-giving oxygen in many animals. Researchers long thought these complex proteins, with their unique fold, were the only two ...

Diet is generally the most overlooked ingredient when assessing physical performance. As such, many athletes find themselves caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to their iron stores.

In the present study myoglobins isolated from several kinds of abnormal muscle have been compared to normal adult and fetal myoglobins by means of methods developed for the characterization of normal ...