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What is the upper temperature limit at which microorganisms can live?

The vast majority of microorganisms die when heated to 50-70 degrees Celsius, at higher temperatures only the so-called thermophilic bacteria can live.

At present, such bacteria are known (discovered off the coast of Italy) living at 113 degrees; today it is an absolute record.

However, scientists suggest that the natural limit of life is 130-150 degrees (we are talking about microorganisms in an active state; when bacteria turn into spores, they can withstand even more).

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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Where did sugar come from?

There are many different types of sugar. It can be found in both animals and plants. But when people talk about sugar, they usually mean sucrose, the sugar found in sugar cane or sugar beets. Today, approximately 62,5 percent of the world's sugar production comes from cane and 37,5 percent from sugar beets. Plants that tasted sweet grew in New Guinea thousands of years ago. Ancient people often fought for the possession of these plants.

Later, with the development of civilization, sugar cane stalks were exchanged for other goods, and their use expanded. In this way, merchants spread sugar throughout the islands of the Pacific Ocean in its southern part, and also brought it to Indonesia, Asia and the Philippines. Sugarcane has been known in India, probably since prehistoric times. We know for sure that in 400 BC. e. cane sugar was widespread in India.

The first Europeans to learn about sugar cane were the conquerors who came to India with Alexander the Great in 325 BC. e. It has been described as a herb that produces honey without the aid of bees. From India, sugar cane culture and sugar production spread to Persia between 500 and 700. When the Muslims from Persia conquered the Arabian Peninsula, Syria, Palestine, Egypt and the Mediterranean, they introduced the habit of eating sugar in these countries.

Sugar cane was first introduced to the United States in 1751. Jesuit missionaries brought sugar cane from Haiti to New Orleans, Louisiana. Since 1795, the industrial production of sugar began.

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