The Hot Microbe That Revolutionized Biology

The video explores the discovery of Thermos Aquaticus, a heat-loving bacterium found in Yellowstone's geothermal pools. It challenges previous beliefs about life's temperature limits and introduces extremophiles. The bacterium's DNA polymerase revolutionized biology by enabling efficient DNA replication through PCR, impacting fields like genomics and disease research.

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