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Friday, March 05, 2004



Some like it corny
Some like it hot, in the boiling waters of an underground spring. Some like it cold, in Antarctic lakes. And somewhere in between - a warm swamp or a cosy animal stomach - is just right for other methanogen microbes to flourish.
Named for their foul-smelling methane gas burps, these tiny organisms are the only ones known to be able to tolerate such a wide range of temperatures.

· The spring of my Grandpa: Vrbov
· Yee Hah. Now all I need is a farm and a couple of acres of corn - or whatever it is that produces ethanol!