Garavito, Sulfur Spring (IMAGE)

Michigan State University

Garavito, Sulfur Spring

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Most organisms would die in the volcanic sulfur pools of Yellowstone. Robust simple algae call it home, and their secrets to survival could advance human medicine and bioremediation.

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G.L. Kohuth

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