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Hostile volcanic lake teems with life

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Microbes thriving in salty, alkali waters containing arsenic.

Argentinian investigators have found flamingos and mysterious microbes living in an alkaline lagoon nestled inside a volcano in the Andes. The organisms, exposed to arsenic and poisonous gases, could shed light on how life began on Earth, and their hardiness to extreme conditions may hold the key to new scientific applications.

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Belluscio, A. Hostile volcanic lake teems with life. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.161

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