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Fungus research at MSU could help biofuels production

Yellowstone’s hot springs are a haven for researchers interested in the prevalence of life in some of the world’s harshest environments.

Outside of their near-boiling hearts, those springs are surrounded by rings of different temperatures and colors, explained Mark Kozubal, a researcher at Montana State University who earned his doctorate studying organisms that live off the iron and sulfur in the springs’ high temperatures and acidic conditions.

JASON BACAJ, Chronicle Staff Writer

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