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Halophiles in Space part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://web.archive.org/web/20150915135125/http://archiv...
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 ...

Voices: Rocco Mancinelli part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://archive.seti.org/videos/halophiles.mov
SETI scientist Rocco Mancinelli is featured in this interview about halophiles and their role in the search for extraterrestrial life. Mancinelli speaks to a young audience, recalling how he became ...

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 ...

Tardigrades part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://pathfinderscience.net/tardigrades/index.cfm
This highly informative and detailed web site features a Pathfinder Science hands-on, minds-on guided research activity dedicated to tardigrades, also known as water bears. The site helps to create ...

Secrets of a Salty Survivor part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/20...
This Science at NASA article reports the ability of the halophilic bacteria Halobacterium to survive lethal doses of radiation, extreme dryness, and the vacuum of space. Potential applications for ...

Mono Basin Clearinghouse part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.monobasinresearch.org/
This site serves as a comprehensive listing of scientific information on the Mono Basin, California. It is organized into the following categories: reports and studies database; reports and studies ...

Tardigrade Species Distribution Project part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.iwu.edu/~tardisdp/
This website provides information about Tardigrades and introduces the Tardigrade Species Distribution Project. The objectives of the project are to engage students in hands-on science and to map the ...

The Mysterious Life of Caves part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/caves/
This is a companion website to a NOVA television series investigating strange life-forms found in toxic caverns. The program reviews the traditional theory of cave formation; introduces new theories ...