This research studies a bacterial enzyme called Huc that can generate electricity from trace amounts of hydrogen in the air. By revealing how this nickel-and-iron enzyme captures and converts hydrogen efficiently, the work could inspire low-cost clean energy technologies that reduce reliance on fossil fuels and support a more sustainable future.

Fruit flies normally die from sleep loss due to lethal gut inflammation. But a mutant “fumin” fly, which sleeps very little, survives without inflammation. This research investigates how altered dopamine processing protects these flies, offering insight into why sleep is essential and how sleep loss contributes to disease.