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Thermus aquaticus is the most important bacterium you may never have heard of. These bacteria, first found in Yellowstone National Park, single-cell-edly revolutionized modern biology and our ideas about the very limits of life on Earth. Who said a Bizarre Beast has to be an animal?
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Sources:
https://bioinfo.bact.wisc.edu/themicrobialworld/LAHT/b27.html
nps.gov/articles/thermophile-yell.htm
microbiologysociety.org/publication/past-issues/what-is-life/article/are-viruses-alive-what-is-life.html
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/are-bacteria-plants-or-animals
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC249935/pdf/jbacter00390-0321.pdf
bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Microbiology/Book%3A_Microbiology_(Boundless)/8%3A_Microbial_Evolution_Phylogeny_and_Diversity/8.12%3A_Thermophiles/8.12B%3A_Deinococcus_and_Thermus
nytimes.com/2006/11/28/science/28yell.html
nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-eccentric-scientist-behind-the-gold-standard-covid-19-pcr-test
simonsfoundation.org/2021/07/28/exponentially-important-the-scientific-origins-of-pcr
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storyblocks.com/video/stock/a-blue-geothermal-hot-pot-in-yellowstone-national-park-htizihk3mjnomo8hy
storyblocks.com/video/stock/water-boiling-from-natural-hot-pot-by-lake-in-yellowstone-national-park-s0fvs9euy7jmi1edjb
storyblocks.com/video/stock/aerial-wyoming-yellowstone-national-park-dohqnrq
youtube.com/watch?v=veXJ0u8AblY
gettyimages.com/detail/video/head-and-back-marabou-stork-undertaker-bird-stock-footage/1128420323
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1111%2F1365-2656.12337&file=jane12337-sup-0007-VideoS3.m4v
storyblocks.com/video/stock/illustration-of-coronavirus-a-pathogen-that-attacks-respiratory-tract-3d-animation-rzw_k1lpik8f09gqm
eurekalert.org/multimedia/675834
storyblocks.com/video/stock/a-wild-buffalo-roaming-in-the-field-at-sunset-in-yellowstone-at-old-faithful-rc3zfaudmjm1n2fhf
eurekalert.org/multimedia/575316
eurekalert.org/multimedia/711753
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thermus_aquaticus.JPG
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0138674#
nps.gov/features/yell/slidefile/thermalfeatures/thermophiles/Page.htm
flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/12628064944/in/photolist-keU8KE-keRuzn-pEeAjy-mFnMT1-mFjHu6
usgs.gov/media/images/mushroom-pool-lower-geyser-basin-yellowstone-national-park-pool
youtube.com/watch?v=LVYeKlPRCrA
storyblocks.com/video/stock/close-up-view-of-slowly-flowing-water-from-sink-faucet-s-dqadsjmjfohxwem
gettyimages.com/detail/video/colorful-bacteria-mat-surrounding-grand-prismatic-spring-stock-footage/473281157
gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-of-the-grand-prismatic-pool-in-yellowstone-stock-footage/1027662950
youtube.com/watch?v=UVzBjY8oLkk
gettyimages.com/detail/video/abstract-shape-of-dna-molecule-animation-background-stock-footage/1313959448
istockphoto.com/photo/researcher-mixed-dna-polymerase-and-dntps-mixture-by-pipetting-in-pcr-tubes-on-the-gm1163127323-319278965
gettyimages.com/detail/video/morning-glory-pool-stock-footage/473281079
gettyimages.com/detail/video/wide-view-of-the-celestine-pool-boiling-at-the-lower-stock-footage/1216978885
storyblocks.com/video/stock/human-genome-dna-sequencing-analysis-visualization-genomic-mapping-b9aib_qxukm0eakfb
gettyimages.com/detail/video/wild-elks-in-yellowstone-national-park-stock-footage/1309582574?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/grand-prismatic-spring-overlook-yellowstone-national-stock-footage/1336259333
Thermus aquaticus is the most important bacterium you may never have heard of. These bacteria, first found in Yellowstone National Park, single-cell-edly revolutionized modern biology and our ideas about the very limits of life on Earth. Who said a Bizarre Beast has to be an animal?
Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
This month's pin is designed by Andrea Radeck. You can find out more about her and her work here: https://linktr.ee/alradeck
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Host: Sarah Suta (she/her)
Follow us on socials:
Twitter: twitter.com/bizarrebeasts
Instagram: instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow
Facebook: facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow
#BizarreBeasts #yellowstone #bacteria #hotsprings #pcr
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Sources:
https://bioinfo.bact.wisc.edu/themicrobialworld/LAHT/b27.html
nps.gov/articles/thermophile-yell.htm
microbiologysociety.org/publication/past-issues/what-is-life/article/are-viruses-alive-what-is-life.html
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/are-bacteria-plants-or-animals
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC249935/pdf/jbacter00390-0321.pdf
bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Microbiology/Book%3A_Microbiology_(Boundless)/8%3A_Microbial_Evolution_Phylogeny_and_Diversity/8.12%3A_Thermophiles/8.12B%3A_Deinococcus_and_Thermus
nytimes.com/2006/11/28/science/28yell.html
nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-eccentric-scientist-behind-the-gold-standard-covid-19-pcr-test
simonsfoundation.org/2021/07/28/exponentially-important-the-scientific-origins-of-pcr
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Images:
Thumbnail: gettyimages.com/detail/photo/grand-prismatic-spring-in-yellowstone-national-park-royalty-free-image/160454934?phrase=Grand%20Prismatic%20Spring&adppopup=true
storyblocks.com/video/stock/a-blue-geothermal-hot-pot-in-yellowstone-national-park-htizihk3mjnomo8hy
storyblocks.com/video/stock/water-boiling-from-natural-hot-pot-by-lake-in-yellowstone-national-park-s0fvs9euy7jmi1edjb
storyblocks.com/video/stock/aerial-wyoming-yellowstone-national-park-dohqnrq
youtube.com/watch?v=veXJ0u8AblY
gettyimages.com/detail/video/head-and-back-marabou-stork-undertaker-bird-stock-footage/1128420323
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1111%2F1365-2656.12337&file=jane12337-sup-0007-VideoS3.m4v
storyblocks.com/video/stock/illustration-of-coronavirus-a-pathogen-that-attacks-respiratory-tract-3d-animation-rzw_k1lpik8f09gqm
eurekalert.org/multimedia/675834
storyblocks.com/video/stock/a-wild-buffalo-roaming-in-the-field-at-sunset-in-yellowstone-at-old-faithful-rc3zfaudmjm1n2fhf
eurekalert.org/multimedia/575316
eurekalert.org/multimedia/711753
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thermus_aquaticus.JPG
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0138674#
nps.gov/features/yell/slidefile/thermalfeatures/thermophiles/Page.htm
flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/12628064944/in/photolist-keU8KE-keRuzn-pEeAjy-mFnMT1-mFjHu6
usgs.gov/media/images/mushroom-pool-lower-geyser-basin-yellowstone-national-park-pool
youtube.com/watch?v=LVYeKlPRCrA
storyblocks.com/video/stock/close-up-view-of-slowly-flowing-water-from-sink-faucet-s-dqadsjmjfohxwem
gettyimages.com/detail/video/colorful-bacteria-mat-surrounding-grand-prismatic-spring-stock-footage/473281157
gettyimages.com/detail/video/close-up-of-the-grand-prismatic-pool-in-yellowstone-stock-footage/1027662950
youtube.com/watch?v=UVzBjY8oLkk
gettyimages.com/detail/video/abstract-shape-of-dna-molecule-animation-background-stock-footage/1313959448
istockphoto.com/photo/researcher-mixed-dna-polymerase-and-dntps-mixture-by-pipetting-in-pcr-tubes-on-the-gm1163127323-319278965
gettyimages.com/detail/video/morning-glory-pool-stock-footage/473281079
gettyimages.com/detail/video/wide-view-of-the-celestine-pool-boiling-at-the-lower-stock-footage/1216978885
storyblocks.com/video/stock/human-genome-dna-sequencing-analysis-visualization-genomic-mapping-b9aib_qxukm0eakfb
gettyimages.com/detail/video/wild-elks-in-yellowstone-national-park-stock-footage/1309582574?adppopup=true
gettyimages.com/detail/video/grand-prismatic-spring-overlook-yellowstone-national-stock-footage/1336259333
