Oct 13, 2017
The Ancestor’s Tale, Rendezvous 39: Eubacteria Part 2
Taq’s Tale
Taq, or Thermus Aquaticus, is a bacteria that live in relatively high temperatures. Found in hot springs and near volcanoes, they can survive boiling water temperatures but prefer 70°C (158°F). There are deep sea archeans that can survive and thrive at temperatures as high as 115°C (239°F). These bacteria could be the descendants (by that I mean copies/mutations) of the first signs of proto-life that might have gotten their energy from deep sea volcanoes, before the sun harvesting bacteria emerged. They could tell us something about the genesis of life.