Unique protein from an extremophilic organism discovered

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An  electron micrograph  image of Ferroplasma acidiphilumi
An electron micrograph image of Ferroplasma acidiphilumi

New light has been shed on the microbial life living in extreme environments. Research by Professor Peter Golyshin of Bangor University, and an international team, published in the prestigious scientific journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the U.S.A., reveals more about how a microbe living in an extreme environment maintains DNA integrity.


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