The Most Underrated Chemical Process on Earth｜Nitrogen Fixing

Love this video! First time I'm watching your channel but my undergraduate thesis was on nitrogenase so I know a thing or two about i!

One interesting point you didn't mention is that nitrogenases are very sensitive to oxygen. Kinda raises an interesting evolutionary question of the exact timing of water splitting and nitrogen fixing evolving, as well as the apparent paradox of some cyanobacteria being able to do both!

Also lots of different ways to protect nitrogenase from oxygen, thick cell walls, fast respiration keep the cell anoxic, groovy terminal oxidases that use up any oxygen left around, and some cool proteins called FeSIIs that bind nitrogenase and protect it!

The world made life as we know it, then life made the world as we know it. Earth had life long before it had any sort of color. Earth is a rock, early life decayed and turned into dirt which allowed more complex forms of life to take root. There's a reason there's so many places on Earth that look like they belong on a totally different planet, there's usually no life there.

Life literally terraformed early Earth.

Its my first time watching your channel, like a doctoral student, your video give precise information about nitrogenasa activity, and will help me to understand better the new topic of my research, thank you for made this content...

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"And then a so and so molecule comes around."

I didn’t know i liked biochemistry. Thanks!

“Enough pressure for life to figure out it’s own way” to fix nitrogen. How, exactly, does a need (I.e. for nitrogen) put pressure on something without consciousness?

Thanks

Love studying nitrogenase - do a part II in-depth. What about using CRISPR tech to copy paste nitrogenase genes into all important plants that usually need nitrogen supplementation? Thanks.

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One of the reasons Earth is so weird is because of all the dinitrogen and dioxygen in the atmosphere. The air reeks of cyanobacteria farts.

"I didn't know it was broken"

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All great, until the stuff about engineering N-fixation as the way to eliminate use of synthetics.
This is the standard techno fix mindset that produced Haber Bosch in the first place.
Soils and soil organisms have evolved this process, we just need to manage them in the correct way.
THAT is the way to eliminate synthetics.

But why engineer shit that nature already knows how to precisely make? I'd say we need just align with nature, as many permaculturists and regenerative agriculturalists are already doing.

Kudos for the in-depth presentation, subscribed! 👏Biochemistry is indeed a fascinating topic. I started studying biology this spring out of curiosity, and this is one of the most interesting avenues for sure - learning of the intricate chemical processes that enable life. I like that you took the time to ponder the (perhaps intrinsic) "terra-forming" aspect of life, it's something I have also thought a lot about lately

why this channel is so underated?

Really awesome, love how you explain biochemistry

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John Greene sent me here. Subbed.

I came here from John Greene's shoutout.

I've been waiting for this video my whole life.

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I want to thank John Greene for recommending this page. I look forward to seeing new videos get added...I think they really add something that is helpful to understanding the physical nature of the bio-chemical world of our cells.

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Thank you for contributing to opening my eyes to the wonders of life. I have shared your channel with my friends, you deserve so much more attention.

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Great video! I've got a question: you mention that the atp binds to the Fe protein, and the electrons move from Fe to MoFe. That broke my brain. How can a protein conduct electrons??? I've only taken one semester of organic chemistry, but I thought there was a rule that electrons couldn't just move through carbon.

Writing this out and thinking about metal has kind of (Kind of!) given me a hypothesis, so confirm or deny me if I'm wrong, but does it direct these electrons by creating charge gradients influenced by polarity? If so: THATS AWESOME!

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Hi, I'm a PhD student in structural biology. I want to say that these videos are phenomenal.

They're an excellent balance between effective communicarion and complexity of these topics, with amazing visuals.

I would love to collaborate on amino acids and homochirality!

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John Green sent me, I study Biotechnology in Germany and already love your content!

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Can't believe I waited this long to watch this video. It's awesome, man!

I love the simplified yet still complex drawings. It is so cool

I sat here for 8 minutes listening about nitrogen. Incredible.

Great video, we need more people to understand biochemistry is really interesting. Looking forward to the next video.

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How do you make such amazing animation ?

wow, amazing quality, well done