This brief news article examines differences in genetic makeup of microbes in geothermal features all over the world. The article discusses geography as a major factor in genetic divergence, rather than the similarity of environments, which gives inference that geographically isolated populations are evolving independently.
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Evolution, Diversity, Microbiology Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), General Public Extreme Environments: Extremely HotKeywords: hot springs, Kamchatka, Iceland
