Article: YELLOWSTONE'S TINIEST TREASURES SINGLE-CELLED LIFE FORMS FROM PARK'S THERMAL POOLS FOCUS OF STUDY WORLDWIDE.(News/National/International)

Byline: Deborah Frazier News Staff Writer

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK -- Within the steaming green, gold, blue and red thermal pools of the nation's first park is an uncharted universe of microbes.

These single-cell life forms that can thrive in acid, extreme heat and toxic brews hold the power to digest old tires, enhance the cleaning power of detergents and provide a blueprint for identifying simple creatures on other planets.

Using microbes, scientists have created the DNA ``fingerprint'' kits used in criminal investigations and for identification.

They've also developed fast and accurate tests for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS; ...

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