Upper Temperature Limit of Life
- 6 December 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 142 (3597) , 1318-1319
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.142.3597.1318
Abstract
Samples of microorganisms from the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park have been collected and tested for the ability to utilize radioactive phosphorus. No evidence for growth was found above 73 °C.Keywords
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