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Problem 32
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Section 22.3: Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 22: Prokaryotes: Bacteria and Archaea
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Background and context
Extremophiles are bacterial species that can survive in extreme conditions such as boiling water, freezing lakes, and toxic waste dumps. Some bacteria were discovered in the permafrost of Antarctica where the temperature remains below 0âŚC. A key to this type of extremophile bacteria is their composition of amino acid which affects their protein folding ability under a particular condition.
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