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Microbiology in Yellowstone National Park part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site describes how Yellowstone National Park is a focal point for cutting-edge microbiology research and how it provides a valuable setting for outreach education. Topics include questions for ...Topics: Biosphere: Biosphere:Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot
Eukaryotes in Extreme Environments part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This article is a compilation of information about free-living eukaryotes in extreme environments. Written in summary form, it includes anaerobes, thermophiles, psychrophiles, acidophiles, ...Topics: Biosphere: Biosphere:Diversity, Microbiology, Ecology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: High Pressure, Anhydrous, Anoxic, Hypersaline, Extremely Cold, Acidic, Extremely Hot, Alkaline
Grade Level: Informal, General Public, Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: High Pressure, Anhydrous, Anoxic, Hypersaline, Extremely Cold, Acidic, Extremely Hot, Alkaline
Grade Level: Informal, General Public, Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Ice Cube of Exotic Microbes part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This article describes a permafrost subglacial lake discovered beneath Antarctica. The lake offers scientists a chance to test their sterile drilling techniques before exploring elsewhere in search ...Topics: Biosphere: Biosphere:Ecology:Abiotic Relations, Habitats:Freshwater, Biosphere:Astrobiology, Biogeochemistry, Microbiology, Methods of Microbiology:Field Methods
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Extremely Cold
Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Extremely Cold
Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Salinity part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This on-line "salinity testing" resource offers information regarding the definition of salinity, factors influencing salinity, and techniques for measuring salinity. Measurement techniques ...Topics: Biosphere: Biosphere:Microbiology
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Microbial Diversity of Soda Lake Habitats part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This dissertation details the microbial diversity of soda lake habitats. To preface the research, the author includes a table displaying world-wide distribution of soda lakes and soda deserts, a ...Topics: Biosphere: Biosphere:Biogeochemistry, Ecology:Habitats:Freshwater, Biosphere:Diversity, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Ecology:Abiotic Relations, Biosphere:Methods of Microbiology:Molecular Methods
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
Extreme Environments: Alkaline
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
Extreme Environments: Alkaline
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional
Hands-on Experiments To Test for Acid Mine Drainage part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is an on-line prototype for a book aimed at teaching kids the effects of acid mine drainage on our environment through experimentation and observation. Experiments introduce litmus paper, pH ...Topics: Biosphere: Biosphere:Evolution:Patterns, Biosphere:Diversity, Ecology, Ecology:Metabolism, Principles, Abiotic Relations, Biosphere:Biogeochemistry, Ecology:Habitats:Freshwater, Biosphere:Microbiology, Solid Earth:Geochemistry:Oxidation/Reduction Reactions, Acid/Base Reactions, Biosphere:Methods of Microbiology, Methods of Microbiology:Field Methods
Resource Type: Activities:Field Activity:Importation of field observations into the classroom, Field laboratories, Field trip , Activities:Lab Activity
Extreme Environments: Altered by Humans, Acidic
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities:Field Activity:Importation of field observations into the classroom, Field laboratories, Field trip , Activities:Lab Activity
Extreme Environments: Altered by Humans, Acidic
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Utah Microbes May Have Come From Mars part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This article reports that halophiles of the Great Salt Lake produce pigments that shield their DNA from sun damage and enzymes that allow them to embrace hypersaline environments. The majority of ...Topics: Biosphere: Biosphere:Ecology:Abiotic Relations, Biosphere:Astrobiology, Ecology:Habitats:Freshwater, Biosphere:Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Hypersaline
Grade Level: General Public, Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Hypersaline
Grade Level: General Public, Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Possible Microbial Habitats in the Solar System part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This resource explores possible microbial habitats in the solar system. It begins by narrating historical ideas about "alien life" and then examines extreme habitats on Earth. Using ...Topics: Biosphere: Biosphere:Ecology:Abiotic Relations, Habitats:Terrestrial, Marine, Freshwater, Biosphere:Astrobiology, Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: High Pressure, Extremely Hot, Extremely Cold
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: High Pressure, Extremely Hot, Extremely Cold
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Alkaliphiles: Applications of Their Products for Biotechnology part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This 16-page in-depth review article details the biotechnological applications of alkaliphiles. It begins by discussing the definition and history of alkaliphiles, and then analyzes their ...Topics: Biosphere: Biosphere:Ecology:Abiotic Relations, Biosphere:Molecular Biology, Ecology:Metabolism, Biosphere:Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Alkaline
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Alkaline
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Exobiology in the Solar System and the Search for Life on Mars part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This 180-page report of the European Space Agency offers an exobiological view of the solar system and describes the search for life on Mars. Exobiology sections include: chemical evolution in the ...Topics: Biosphere: Biosphere:Evolution:Patterns, Principles, Biosphere:Ecology:Abiotic Relations, Principles, Habitats, Biosphere:Evolution:Processes, Biosphere:Biogeochemistry, Microbiology, Astrobiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: High Pressure, High Radiation, Anoxic, Hypersaline, Anhydrous, Extremely Hot, Acidic, Alkaline, Extremely Cold
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: High Pressure, High Radiation, Anoxic, Hypersaline, Anhydrous, Extremely Hot, Acidic, Alkaline, Extremely Cold
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
