EVOLUTION NEWS -
ROCKET FUEL! YUM!
Although rocket fuel is not appealing to you or me, an extremophile microbe living at the bottom of the ocean, loves to eat perchlorate, a major ingredient of rocket fuel.
This is one of many creatures living near submarine volcanic vents that needs neither oxygen nor sunlight to thrive. Scientists speculate that this particular microbe - its name is Archaeoglobus fulgidus - may be older than lifeforms that evolved after oxygen became abundant on the planet.
Read more: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2013/04/04/new-extremophile-breathes-rocket-fuel/
Other articles on extremophiles:
Extremophiles, how do they survive?
http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2013/03/evolution-news-extremophiles-how-do.html
Thriving on battery acid and toxic metals
http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2013/03/evolution-news-thriving-on-battery-acid.html
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Thank you. I first thought the picture of an otter would be more appropriate for my blog, but they are elusive and I still haven't been able to take a really good picture of them. But I agree, these flowers are really beautiful.
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