In the online article "Snow Microbes Found at the South Pole" BBC news scientific editor David Whitehorse highlights the identification of polar microbes with DNA sequences similar to a category of bacteria known as Deinococcus. The BBC News; Science and Technology section also includes links to other environmental microbiology related stories and professional sites.
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Geology Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources Grade Level: General Public, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12) Extreme Environments: Extremely Cold, High Radiation Topics: Climate, Earth surface, Hydrosphere/Cryosphere:Snow and Ice, Biosphere:Microbiology
