Scientists think this is probably thanks to the densely packed, unbranched, stable structure of its molecular chains.

科学家们认为这可能要归功于其分子链的密集、无支链、稳定的结构。

These long, convoluted molecular chains—each assembled from a menu of 20 types of chemical links called amino acids—are the worker ants of biology.

这些长而复杂的分子链——每条分子链都由 20 种称为氨基酸的化学链组合而成——是生物学中的工蚁。