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Eukaryotes in Extreme Environments part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/zoology/extreme.html

This article is a compilation of information about free-living eukaryotes in extreme environments. Written in summary form, it includes anaerobes, thermophiles, psychrophiles, acidophiles, ...

Ice Cube of Exotic Microbes part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/234/ice-cube-of-exo...

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 ...

First Salt-Loving Bug Sequenced part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/953356.stm

This on-line news article reports that scientists have sequenced the genome of the first salt-loving extremophile, a microorganism that can survive in conditions 10 times saltier than seawater. This ...

Halophiles in Space part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://archive.seti.org/videos/halophiles.mov

This two-minute video interview with SETI researcher Rocco Mancinelli describes his interest in halophiles and their adaptive abilities to withstand extreme environments, including the vacuum and ...

Microbial Wonders of the Deep: Halophiles part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.thesecondlayer.com/marine/halophiles.html

This reference site describes the adaptations of truly halophilic organisms that have a dependency upon high salt concentrations for survival. It discusses the creation of different hypersaline ...

Microbial Wonders of the Deep part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.thesecondlayer.com/marine/

Microbial Wonders of the Deep explores a number of interesting and highly adaptive organisms within some of the most extreme environments imaginable- those of the deep ocean. The website focuses on ...

Exobiology in the Solar System and the Search for Life on Mars part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.esa.int/esapub/sp/sp1231/sp1231.pdf

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 ...

Cabo Rojo Salterns Microbial Observatory part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://cuhwww.upr.clu.edu/~salterns/

This web site is home of the Cabo Rojo Salterns Microbial Observatory. The Cabo Rojo salterns are located in the Southwest region of Puerto Rico and are composed of an estuary, surrounded by natural ...

Microscopy For Children: A Bibliography part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.microscopy.org/ProjectMicro/PMBooks.html

This site is a bibliography of books, videotapes, CD-ROMs and websites on microscopy and related topics, for children, their teachers, and parents. Books include curriculum guides and supplemental ...

Microbiology of Permanently Cold and Frozen Environments part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.brent.xner.net/

This is the home page of Antarctic researcher Brent Christner. His site provides detailed reviews of ongoing research involving the identification of microorganisms in cold environments such as ...

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