The species is capable of reproducing at 145°F and continuing to move up to temperatures of 147°F – a record for complex eukaryotic life – though after this summer 147 doesn’t even seem that extreme.

  • BuckFutter@timeyak.comEnglish
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    22 hours ago

    This is pretty cool to see…

    Bhattacharya says that in other extremophiles, their genomes have become more compact. “It’s called genome streamlining,” he says, “so they can then compete with bacteria which have smaller genomes and live in these harsh environments.”

    This isn’t the case with the fire amoeba, which has a larger genome than its relatives. “It’s taken a different path,” says Bhattacharya, “so I think that’s really interesting.”