Antarctic bacterium has one of the biggest proteins ever found

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A bacterium living in the icy-cold waters of Antarctica manages to survive by gripping on to the ice surface. The protein used by the bacterium to do this -- a kind of extendable anchor -- has been detailed by a group of researchers. Quite special, because at 600 nanometers, it is one of the biggest proteins for which the structure has ever been identified.
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Antarctic bacterium has one of the biggest proteins ever found was originally posted by Health Nutrition And Fitness News