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Scientists dig up proteins from the past

Evolutionary biochemists are treating ancient proteins like storytelling fossils

illustration of ancient proteins

BLAST FROM THE PAST  To learn how today’s proteins evolved, scientists are reconstructing ancient molecules.

James Provost

By Jennifer Michalowski

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