Word: paralvinella
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...niche that no other animal has been able to,” Girguis said. “What a great adaptation.” The findings help scientists understand the limits to which the chemical structures common to all animals can be pushed. The worms, known as Paralvinella sulfincola, can withstand conditions where water pressure reaches 4,000 psi and temperatures can change from 2 degrees to 350 degrees over a few millimeters. Girguis and his team recreated this temperature gradient on a smaller scale in their lab, constructing a tank of water that was cold...
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