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Algae in Volcanic Pool Borrow Genes From Nearby Bacteria

To survive the heat and toxicity

Reason Staff | 3.8.2013 1:56 PM


It's a strange adaptation, but it seems useful.

According to scientists, algae living in volcanic pools ladened with salt rely on genetic help from a pair of past microbes.

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