Taq Polymerases Jul 15 2008 - Taq polymerase is a DNA polymerase named after the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus from which it was originally isolated. The thermaphilic bacterium thrives in the hot environments surrounding underwater volcanic vents and consequently, its enzymes are thermostable. The thermostability of these enzymes is the critical feature that allowed the development of PCR, one of the key inventions in molecular biology which has radically changed how molecular research is conducted... read more
