Blocked by clouds and geyser steam the late afternoon sun lights the land on fire. Upper geyser basin in Yellowstone National Park.
Blocked by clouds and geyser steam the late afternoon sun lights the land on fire. Upper geyser basin in Yellowstone National Park.
nature has no boss 
Yellowstone, a truely unique place
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Hi jim, Yellowstone sure is a natural wonderland in almost every way flora, fauna and geology all wrapped into a single environment. Hope your week is a great one.
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Mike, the revolution of DNA technology came from the hot pools of Yellowstone. An enzyme called Taq polymerase was discovered in the pools and became an essential ingredient in the development of DNA testing.
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Hi Jim, I did not know Taq polymerase was isolated from bacteria in the hot pools in yellowstone although it seems likely that we should find it there as those thermals have been proposed to be the initial breeders of what we consider life. I have used the enzyme for years in the lab to perform RT-PCR reactions.
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Interesting background on who owned the rights to TAQ, Applied Biosciences had it but Promega also sold it, quite a court battle or such a small chemical that changed the world in such a big way. I used it in Forensic DNA testing.
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It is a chemical that changed many things. Just think we can have our DNA sequenced for a fairly reasonable fee these day and we have Taq to thank.
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Stunning capture Mike!
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Thanks, almost felt like an alien world for that moment. Hope you have a great week.
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Thanks! Starting my week in police chaplain training. Enjoy your week!
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Have fun and enjoy your training. Sounds like a demanading position to assume.
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I work with a great chief and the team he leads. It is an honor to serve them.
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You are doing a valuable job.
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What a unique and beautiful image you’ve captured here!
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Hi and thanks. Yellowstone is such a wonderful landscape. Hope you are having a good start to your week.
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Totally amazing shot! Yellowstone is quite a special place.
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Hi Janet, yes yellowstone is special. Just wish summers we not so crowded.
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This almost looks like an old steam engine in the distance! Wow what a great shot! Love the colours
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Thanks Susan, perhaps we should consider the earth like a giant steam engine in this case and all the power going to just keep us spinning around.
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What an amazing shot, Mike. I envy your proximity to Yellowstone…I have never been there but I can see it is an awesome place from your photos.
On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 8:47 AM, nature has no boss wrote:
> Mike Bizeau posted: ” Blocked by clouds and geyser steam the late > afternoon sun lights the land on fire. Upper geyser basin in Yellowstone > National Park. “
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Hi Eliza, yes it is nice to be able to make it up there once or twice a year depending on circumstances. Although Our last voyage lasted two days and involved several cancelled flights due to fog. Would have been better to drive that time.
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Wow. 🙂
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Hi Nomzi, I would have to agree. 🙂
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Fantastic shot
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Thanks, we just happened to be skiing on the correct side of the geysers that afternoon to see this and also this was the only afternoon with any direct sunlight. Right place…right time that day. Hope you are dong well and having a great day.
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wow, amazing capture! How I would love to visit!
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Thanks and I hope you can get to Yellowstone one day. Winter is especially fun.
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