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Genetically engineered blood protein can be used to split water into oxygen and hydrogen

12-01-2006 · EurekAlert!

Scientists have combined two molecules that occur naturally in blood to engineer a molecular complex that uses solar energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, says research published today in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

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