PENN STATE IMAGE: NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SHOWS THE STRUCTURE OF A NATURAL PROTEIN CALLED LANMODULIN, WHICH BINDS RARE EARTH ELEMENTS WITH HIGH SELECTIVITY AND WAS DISCOVERED 5 YEARS AGO BY PENN STATE RESEARCHERS. RESEARCHERS RECENTLY GENETICALLY REPROGRAMED THE PROTEIN TO FAVOR MANGANESE OVER OTHER COMMON TRANSITION METALS LIKE IRON AND COPPER. CREDIT: COTRUVO LAB/PENN STATE...