The water in theYellowstone NationalPark hot springs shownhere is around 160°F(70°C). Biologistsassumed that no speciesof organisms couldlive in water aboveabout 130°F (55°C), sothey were surprisedto find several speciesof bacteria there, nowcalled thermophiles(“heat-lovers”). You’ve learned in this chapter how an enzymefrom one species, Thermus aquaticus, made feasible one of themost important DNA-based techniques used in labs today.Identify the enzyme, and indicate the value of its being isolatedfrom a thermophile. Suggest other reasons why enzymes fromthis bacterium (or other thermophiles) might also be valuable

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The water in the
Yellowstone National
Park hot springs shown
here is around 160°F
(70°C). Biologists
assumed that no species
of organisms could
live in water above
about 130°F (55°C), so
they were surprised
to find several species
of bacteria there, now
called thermophiles
(“heat-lovers”). You’ve learned in this chapter how an enzyme
from one species, Thermus aquaticus, made feasible one of the
most important DNA-based techniques used in labs today.
Identify the enzyme, and indicate the value of its being isolated
from a thermophile. Suggest other reasons why enzymes from
this bacterium (or other thermophiles) might also be valuable

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