[meteorite-list] Oragnism at 121 degrees celsius
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Date: Thu Apr 22 10:16:34 2004 Message-ID: <6CE3EEEFE92F4B4085B0E086B2941B31D8DD_at_s-southern01.s-southern.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C36579.31006124 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 =20 =20 An organism has been discovered that can thrive at a record-breaking 121 Celsius.=20 =20 'Strain 121' gains energy by reducing oxidised iron compounds =20 The single-celled microbe grows at higher temperatures than any other known lifeform, according to scientists in the United States. =20 =20 See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3144397.stm =20 =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C36579.31006124 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; 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