Hyperthermophilic Archaea Have Been Found to Contain Dibiphytanyl Tetraether Lipids

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Essay

Hyperthermophilic Archaea have been found to contain dibiphytanyl tetraether lipids. Explain what the lipids form and what makes them different from lipids present in non- hyperthermophiles?

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