1.0Genotopiahttps://scienceblog.com/genotopiaNathaniel Comforthttps://scienceblog.com/genotopia/author/genotopia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="al84mLd8Yd"><a href="https://scienceblog.com/genotopia/608/microbe-safari-ii-geyser-creek/">Microbe Safari II: Geyser Creek</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://scienceblog.com/genotopia/608/microbe-safari-ii-geyser-creek/embed/#?secret=al84mLd8Yd" width="600" height="338" title="“Microbe Safari II: Geyser Creek” — Genotopia" data-secret="al84mLd8Yd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://scienceblog.com/genotopia/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> This microbe safari is risky business. We are an hour’s bush-whacking off the trail, in the Yellowstone back-country, amid a field of geothermal pools. Most of the pools are at or near the boiling point. Some are alkaline, while others are as sour and corrosive as stomach acid. There was danger in nearly every step. The ... Read morehttps://scienceblog.com/genotopia/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/08/20160723_134929-e1470277070329.jpg32641836