Boiling River microbes

Life at the extremes

Our aim

Preserve the microbial diversity of the Boiling River in the Peruvian Amazon, critical for future bioremediation solutions

What we are doing

  • Conservation

    We translate scientific data into effective biodiversity educational tools

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The scientific research work has been previously completed at the David H. Sherman Laboratory - University of Michigan, in collaboration with the Natural Product Drug Discovery Core, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina and The Boiling River Project, and under permits from the Peruvian Government. It is currently in process of submission for publication.

Press

Mapping extreme microbes in the Amazon’s Boiling River can shed light on evolution of life in the Amazon

Article and Interview in Science Friday NPR

Photo by Stephanie King

Microbes have evolved their genomes for thousands of years to create new chemistry that may lead to new life-saving medicines

Article in University of Michigan LSI Magazine

Photo by Stephanie King