Microbes that live in extreme environments, like geysers and hydrothermal vents, are able to survive in extreme temperatures. Scientists have figured out ways to use this thermostability to supercharge DNA studies, including the study of...

Thermus aquaticus is the most important bacterium you may never have heard of. It single-cell-edly revolutionized modern biology and our ideas about the very limits of life on Earth. Who said a Bizarre Beast has to be an animal?