Scientists have found a species they've named the fire amoeba, which is capable of reproducing at 145°F and continuing to move up to temperatures of 147°F — a record for complex eukaryotic life.
Angela Oliverio, a microbiologist at Syracuse University, studies the edge of what's possible.
"There's a very deep curiosity and desire to understand life at its limits and at its most extreme," sh… [+5221 chars]
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