Atotech (United States)

Litterfall dynamics and decomposition-driven nutrient cycling in sacred forests of Eastern India

Litterfall and decomposition are pivotal processes governing nutrient cycling and ecosystem functioning, yet they remain poorly studied in India’s sacred forests. This study quantified litterfall production, standing litter biomass, decomposition, and nutrient return in four trop...

Perspectives on Scientific Method Through the Prism of the Future

This scientific-philosophical essay examines the evolution and possible future development of scientific method through the relationship between analysis, synthesis, experiment, and interdisciplinary inquiry. Beginning with Aristotle and moving through Bacon, Descartes, Pascal, N...

Data-driven construction of an imine reductase library capable of broad-scope reductive amination at equimolar substrate concentrations

Reductive amination catalysed by imine reductases and reductive aminases has emerged as a powerful method for the asymmetric synthesis of chiral amines, yet the generality and practical limitations of these enzymes remain poorly understood. Here, we combine large-scale, iterative...