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If a gene is evolutionarily conserved, that shows it must be doing something important. Otherwise, nature would let it go.

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In 2015, researchers examining deep-sea sediments near the underwater volcano Loki discovered gene fragments indicating a new and previously undiscovered form of microbes.

As a step to obtaining such information we have examined the intracellular glycosidase and transf erase activities of two dextran-producing bacteria.