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Rhodobacter sphaeroides part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Web site highlights the photosynthetic microbe Rhodobacter sphaeroides. This microbe is known to detoxify a number of metal oxides and oxyanions. The site also describes other aspects of research on ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Nanobacteria: Are They or Aren't They Alive? part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This California State University lesson plan contains materials for a five-part activity regarding whether or not nanobacteria are alive. The case-study based activities include: What does it mean to ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Activities:Classroom Activity, Project:Investigative Case Studies, Independent Research, Activities:Lab Activity, Project
Search for Past Life on Mars: Possible Relic Biogenic Activity in Martian Meteorite ALH84001 part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Science magazine article documents possible evidence of nanofossils found on Martian meteorite ALH84001. The research team, led by NASA's David McKay, found carbonate globules that are similar ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
Magnetite morphology and life on Mars part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This National Academy of Sciences scholarly paper discusses the strongest line of evidence for past life on Mars based on NASA's David McKay's original claims of finding nanofossils on the ALH84001 ...Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Research Results
SEM imaging of bacteria in carbonate sediments and rocks part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Journal of Sedimentary Petrology scholarly paper details the findings of Robert Folk, the "father of nannobacteria." Folk is credited with discovering nanobe structures in carbonate ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
Geomicrobiology: How Molecular-Scale Interactions Underpin Biogeochemical Systems part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Science scholarly article discusses the molecular biology behind geomicrobiology. It features sections about microbial diversity, microbial activity in the environment, mechanistic details, the ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
New approaches to the study of Antarctic lithobiontic microorganisms and their inorganic traces, and their application in the detection of life in Martian rocks part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This International Microbiology review article discusses possible ways to study cryptoendolithic (orgamisms living within pores of a rock) life in Antarctica using microscopy and how these studies ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Periodic Table of the Elements part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site presents an interactive periodic table that provides information about each element including its description, uses, occurrence, and role in biological processes. For instructors, the site ...Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Essentials of Medical Geology: Impacts of the Natural Environment on Public Health part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This reference volume emphasizes the interrelationships of geological processes to the health and diseases of humans and animals. It helps explain the geologic origins and flow of toxic elements in ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Pedagogic Resources:Research Results
Endolithic Microorganisms in the Antarctic Cold Desert part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This image-rich Science article describes initial research done in the Antarctic dry valleys involving cryptoendolithic (microbes that live in rock pores) lichen communities in sandstone. The paper ...
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results, Overview/Reference Work
