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The Extremophile Protein That Revolutionized DNA Sequencing

by Keith Cowing

This game-changing bacterium is called Thermus aquaticus, and it can withstand temperatures as high as 80°C. It’s an example of an extremophile – an organism capable of living in extreme […]

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Prebiotic Gas Flow Environment Enables Isothermal Nucleic Acid Replication

by Keith Cowing

Nucleic acid replication is a central process at the origin of life. On early Earth, replication is challenged by the dilution of molecular building blocks and the difficulty of separating […]

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