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The archaean Methanopyrus kandleri can grow at 122°C, while among bacteria, Geothermobacterium ferrireducens can grow at temperatures up to 100°C
by WithinReason 10mo ago
The archaean Methanopyrus kandleri can grow at 122°C, while among bacteria, Geothermobacterium ferrireducens can grow at temperatures up to 100°C
- metalman 10mo agothe numbers put the idea of total extinction of life on earth way out there in the relm of the improbable, and suggest that perhaps some living things will survive the expansion of our sun, when it inevitably turns into a red giant, or at least till some later phase in that process it also means that irrate alliens looking to rid the universe of earth life, have got there work cut out for them
- close04 10mo agoWhen the Sun turns into a red giant the water on Earth won't stay liquid for much longer. Lack of water will be a much bigger challenge for life before the planet hits that limit of 122°C.
- Gibbon1 10mo agoI have a self bet that if they discover life on mars it's going to be suspiciously similar to what we have here.
- vatsachak 10mo agoEvolution is beautiful. To me, it's the most beautiful process ever chronicled
- adrian_b 10mo agoThat is why the title stresses that this is a new record for an eukaryote. It is well known that the much less complex bacteria & archaea can live at much higher temperatures than any eukaryote.