Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A protein called ZNG1 helps cells make use of zinc when stores of this essential nutrient are running low. bagi1998/E+ via Getty ...

Zinc is the second most abundant transition metal in biology and plays a crucial role in a wide variety of cellular processes. Roughly 10% of the human genome encodes for zinc-binding proteins and all ...

Zinc has many health benefits due to its role in cell growth and development and its antioxidant properties, from supporting fertility to speeding up wound healing. Consuming sufficient dietary ...

Scientists have developed a technique for producing AZO and i-ZnO/AZO bilayer structures in solar cells that greatly improves cell efficiency and durability. Using a low power deposition method that ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) After you eat a meal, zinc is taken up by the cells of your body. Inside each cell, ...