Monday, February 21, 2011

Extremophiles

An extremophile is defined as any organism that requires extreme environmental conditions that are detrimental to most (if not all) other life forms on Earth. There are many different subtypes of extremophile organisms, which are categorized by the type of extreme environment in which they inhabit.

One such category is the Thermophile, which can live in extreme temperatures of 60-80 Celsius, which is roughly 140-176 Fahrenheit.


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