Hemoglobin, the protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood ... on a protein affects the activity at a different site. Cooperativity: A phenomenon where the binding of a ligand ...

In biochemistry courses the concept is typically introduced through discussion of oxygen binding to hemoglobin, or perhaps the formation of the DNA double strand; in chemistry, cooperativity might ...

"Our air conditioners have been controlling temperature and humidity, but maybe the air conditioners of tomorrow will also control our oxygen levels.” ...