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Amoeba Found Thriving at 63°C Sets Heat Record for Complex Life

Original: Scientists found an amoeba thriving at 63°C in a Lassen Volcanic hot spring, a new heat record for complex life. https:/

Scientists report discovering an amoeba living in a hot spring in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, at a temperature of 63°C, the highest ever recorded for a complex organism. The finding, highlighted by ScienceAlert and circulating among science enthusiasts, pushes the known temperature limits of eukaryotic life and offers clues about how single-celled complex life can adapt to extreme volcanic environments.

Why now: The discovery sets a new upper temperature limit for complex life, a striking result for biology and extremophile research.

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• Scientists found an amoeba thriving at 63°C in a Lassen Volcanic hot spring, a new heat record for complex life. https://www. sciencealert.com/volcanic-spri ngs-amoeba-survives-63-c-setting-a-new-heat-record-for-complex-life # Extremophiles # Biology # Science · danielkhent · 3

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