Ancient enzymes resurrected to take the heat and make better biocatalysts

From animals and entire ecosystems, to building materials and beer recipes, scientists have long drawn on the past for inspiration for new breakthroughs. Now, researchers at the University of Queensland have looked to the past to help with the future of biochemistry, resurrecting enzymes from almost half a billion years ago to fill in where current ones can't.

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Category: Science

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• Chemicals
• Chemistry
• Enzyme
• Protein
• University of Queensland

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