Science‘Fire amoeba’ reportedly divides at 63°C (145°F)
A post credits a NASA-supported team with discovering Incendiamoeba cascadensis in California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park.
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Posts describe the amoeba’s ability to divide at 63°C (145°F) as pushing the known heat limit for reproduction in eukaryotes—the group that includes humans, plants and fungi. One account says the researchers checked their equipment and sequenced the amoeba’s genome before revising the known limit.
‘Fire amoeba’ reportedly divides at 63°C (145°F)
A post credits a NASA-supported team with discovering Incendiamoeba cascadensis in California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park.
