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A New Enzyme from the Deep Sea

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute and the Institut de Biologie Structurale purified a special enzyme. An enzyme is a substance that helps chemical reactions happen. They isolated it from Methanocaldococcus infernus. Methanocaldococcus infernus is a tiny living thing. It lives deep in the sea where the water is very hot. The enzyme works at temperatures above 90 degrees Celsius.…

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