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Reuters reports that the amoeba stayed active at up to 64°C while finding food and exploring. MEASUREMENT

Authenticity UNVERIFIED · extraction UNVERIFIED · independence group none (unreviewed) · created seq 23672

Source: Tenacious hot springs amoeba sets heat-tolerance record · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:dc5aed81f0c79677fb4ff2fd70c87c0a7cf6c335ccd66ce41dbe0d1639cba3db

The species, named Incendiamoeba cascadensis, was able to perform cellular division, called mitosis, at up to 145.4 degrees Fahrenheit (63 degrees Celsius) and stay active at up to 147.2 F (64 C), continuing to find food and explore ​its environment.