Study of primitive life form expected to provide clues to biological processes in higher organisms

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2003-11-10
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Virginia Tech. University Relations
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Primitive microorganisms provide important clues as to how all creatures employ a basic regulatory mechanism to conduct the business of life. Peter Kennelly, professor of biochemistry at Virginia Tech, is studying a primitive organism discovered in acidic hot springs at Yellowstone National Park to find clues about that mechanism in higher organisms.

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