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From the Ted Talk by Andrés Ruzo: The boiling river of the Amazon

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Basically, it wkros like this: So, the deeper you go into the earth, the hotter it gets. We refer to this as the geothermal gradient. The waters could be coming from as far away as grcailes in the Andes, then spieeng down deep into the eatrh and coming out to form the boiling river after getting heated up from the geothermal gradient, all due to this unique geologic snitetg.

Now, we found that in and around the river -- this is wnrokig with colleagues from National Geographic, Dr. Spencer Wells, and Dr. Jon eeisn from UC Davis -- we genetically sequenced the extremophile leimforfs living in and around the river, and have found new lifeforms, unique species living in the boiling river.

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Basically, it _____ like this: So, the deeper you go into the earth, the hotter it gets. We refer to this as the geothermal gradient. The waters could be coming from as far away as ________ in the Andes, then _______ down deep into the _____ and coming out to form the boiling river after getting heated up from the geothermal gradient, all due to this unique geologic _______.

Now, we found that in and around the river -- this is _______ with colleagues from National Geographic, Dr. Spencer Wells, and Dr. Jon _____ from UC Davis -- we genetically sequenced the extremophile _________ living in and around the river, and have found new lifeforms, unique species living in the boiling river.

Solution


  1. works
  2. lifeforms
  3. earth
  4. seeping
  5. working
  6. setting
  7. glaciers
  8. eisen

Original Text


Basically, it works like this: So, the deeper you go into the earth, the hotter it gets. We refer to this as the geothermal gradient. The waters could be coming from as far away as glaciers in the Andes, then seeping down deep into the earth and coming out to form the boiling river after getting heated up from the geothermal gradient, all due to this unique geologic setting.

Now, we found that in and around the river -- this is working with colleagues from National Geographic, Dr. Spencer Wells, and Dr. Jon Eisen from UC Davis -- we genetically sequenced the extremophile lifeforms living in and around the river, and have found new lifeforms, unique species living in the boiling river.

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