It’s ten million times too acidic to drink.
Fieldwork at Lagune Caliente lake in Poás volcanic lake, Costa Rica was carried out by researcher Justin Wang and colleagueson Earth – and is home to multiple organisms. There are also sudden explosions of steam, ash and rock.First author Justin Wang, a graduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder, said: ‘One of our key findings is that, within this extreme volcanic lake, we detected only a few types of microorganisms – yet a potential multitude of ways for them to survive.
Named Acidiphilium, they are sometimes seen in drainage from coal mines. A follow-up study has now identified more.More attention should be paid to the sites of past hot springs – which were present on Mars for billions of years, say the researches.Explained Mr Wang: ‘Our research provides a framework for how ‘Earth life’ could have existed in hydrothermal environments on Mars.
Mapping the DNA of samples from the lake identified a wide array of biochemical capabilities to help them tolerate extreme and dynamic conditions.
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