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A Natural History of Hot Springs Kevin McCarthy locuto@indra.com 303 442 9963 Burning Questions Did life BEGIN in a hot spring? How did life EVOLVE near hot springs? How might hot springs IMPROVE life? Life BEGIN? Exogenesis / Abiogenesis Warm Little Pond Oily Bubbles
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A Natural Historyof Hot SpringsKevin McCarthylocuto@indra.com303 442 9963
Burning Questions • Did life BEGIN in a hot spring? • How did life EVOLVE near hot springs? • How might hot springs IMPROVE life?
Life BEGIN? • Exogenesis / Abiogenesis • Warm Little Pond • Oily Bubbles
Life BEGIN? • Red-Ox Net • Tide Pool / Vent • Facies Model
Life Evolve? • Mummification Service • West Lothian / Rhynie • Sources of Diversity
Life Improve? • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) • Nutrition / Astrobiology • Phylogenetic Tree
Why do we care? • New Tools • New Products • New Image
Perception is Reality • Q: There are only three major geyser basins on Earth. How many have been left pristine and undeveloped? • A: Three (Yellowstone, Kamchatka, Chile) (From Yellowstone Trivia, by Janet Spencer, Riverbend Publishing, 2006)
A Natural Historyof Hot SpringsKevin McCarthylocuto@indra.com303 442 9963