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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 ...

Utah Microbes May Have Come From Mars part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.yptenc.org.uk/docs/dailygecko_news/archives/2...

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 ...

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 ...

Huelva Province: Rio Tinto Mines part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.andalucia.com/province/huelva/riotinto/home.htm

This web site offers information about the Rio Tinto in Andalucia, Spain. It describes the opencast mine structures, landscape, rich history, and regional influence of the Rio Tinto mines. Part of a ...

NASA Research Focuses on Yellowstone's Hot Springs and Compares Findings to Rocks from Mars part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://nai.arc.nasa.gov/news_stories/news_detail.cfm?ID=283

This NASA Astrobiology Institute website features an article by the Yellowstone Park Foundation focusing on NASA's latest thermophile research and its contributions to outreach education in ...

Great Bugs of Fire: Protein from volcano-loving bug crystallized in space part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/msad16sep...

This webarticle features the Archaea, an ancient branch of life commonly found living in extreme environments such as volcanic vents and hotsprings, and attempts of researchers aboard the Life and ...

The Search for Extremophiles on Earth and Beyond part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.astrobiology.com/adastra/extremophiles.html

In this article, Penelope Boston examines the limits of life in a variety of Earth's extreme environments as well as the connection to possible extraterrestrial life. Also included are a number of ...

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