The Independent - London, July 28th, 1996
Is there life on Mars? Why are chemical engineers so engrossed with undersea volcanoes? Will sugar provide fuel for the vehicles of the future? Why does Antarctica hold the key to butter-like spreads that can be used straight from the fridge? The answers to these and other questions lie in the study of extremophiles - bacteria that live in extreme environments, including boiling water, strong acids and alkalis, sub-zero temperatures and salt lakes.
Microbiologists find extremophiles fascinating because they are all, or nearly all, archaea - the most ancient division of life on Earth. Three th...
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