Carbon chains are really strong, and can withstand extreme heat without breaking down.

碳分子链才是真正强有力，能够经受高温而不被打破。

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Markus Ribbe, a scientist at the University of California-Irvine, says in a new paper that the enzyme could be further tweaked to make longer carbon chains than those that make up propane.

美国加州大学欧文分校的科学家马库斯•里贝在自己新撰写的文章中介绍说，这种酶可以被进一步修改，届时能转化出比丙烷更长的碳链。

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This extremely poisonous carbon compound happens to be very reactive, allowing it to lock in hugely complex but stable chains of other molecules.

这种剧毒的碳化合物碰巧是非常活泼的，这使得它能够锁定在非常复杂但是稳定的其他分子链中。

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These engines use gasoline or diesel, and both fuels are full of chains of carbon atoms known as octane.

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As the ages passed, the pressure of layers above and heat from inside the earth broke down and reassembled these simple plants and animals into chains of carbon atoms bristling with hydrogen.

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Despite these complications, carbon emissions created in supply chains are more straightforward than those generated elsewhere.

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