Nev. hot spring may offer clues about life on other planets
UNLV graduate student Scott Thomas collects samples from Great Boiling Spring, about 100 miles northeast of Reno. Photo/UNLV
By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal
In Northern Nevada’s Great Boiling Spring, strange microscopic creatures thrive in water hot enough to kill you.
Scientists led by UNLV researcher Brian Hedlund are studying the microorganisms in this near-200-degree environment in search of clues about life on Earth and elsewhere.
Using a new $900,000 grant from NASA, the scientists hope to learn how these microbes survive in such an extreme environment.
