Life Under Extreme Conditions : Biochemical Adaptation /

In their very first lecture biochemists learn that biomolecules, namely nucleic acids, proteins and lipids, are extremely temperature sensitive and will denature and lose their function easily. Then how do Archaebacteria survive in hot springs or Antarctic fishes which live in ice-cold water? The wa...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Prisco, Guido
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1991.
Subjects:	Life sciences. Biochemistry. Cytology. Ecology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book