PAN research group (IMAGE) DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Caption From left, Debjani Pal, Wellington Muchero and Kuntal De have created a platform to study the function of the PAN protein domain whether it is in plants, humans or other organisms, which could lead to advances in drug therapies and hardier bioenergy crops. Credit Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.