Evolutionary ‘time travel’ reveals enzyme’s origins, possible future designs (IMAGE)

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Evolutionary ‘time travel’ reveals enzyme’s origins, possible future designs

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Trimeric structure of an ancient enzyme from Odin archaea, with substrate molecules shown in green.

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Magnus Wolf-Watz

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