How animals in the hydrothermal vent can live with the high temperature.

[Paul F. Dietz]

"Davin C. Enigl" wrote:

> Yet, I read prions survive 1000C for 1 hour, and higher temperatures
> that would normaly "ash" naked amino acids.

I seriously doubt prions survive unchanged for 1 hour at 1000 C.
Perhaps they get converted to a carbonized nanolump that
has a similar shape and can initiate the same conformational
chain reaction in the affected proteins.

	Paul