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Molecular Biology Reaches New Extremes: Scientists Conduct First DNA Field Tests on Antarctic Soil Microbes part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.ocean.udel.edu/newscenter/Antarctica.html
This article published by the University of Delaware College of Marine Studies reports the first instance of DNA fingerprinting of soil microbes performed in the field on the Earth's frozen ...

New Signs of Polar Life part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/09/0409230927...
This article from Astrobiology Magazine focuses on the large colonies of micro-organisms that have been found living beneath rocks from extreme polar habitats. These photosynthetic micro-organisms ...

Deinococcus radiodurans part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.bacteriamuseum.org/species/Dradiodurans.shtml
This website provides general information on the radiation tolerant microbe Deinococcus radiodurans. This compilation of resources includes news articles, photographs, references, and a short lecture ...

Fuligo septica, the Dog Vomit Slime Mold part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/june99.html
This informational website features the slime mold Fuligo septica, Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for June 1999. It includes an audio pronunciation tool, educational information about slime ...

Humongous Fungus part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,975283,...
This 1992 online news article reports a 37acre fungus that has been discovered at the Wisconsin-Michigan border. It is 1500 years old, weighs between 100 and 1000 tons, and is still spreading. The ...

Fungi Help Reduce Transplant Failures at the Roots part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://americancityandcounty.com/mag/government_fungi_he...
This news article reports that inoculating trees with mycorrhizal fungi prior to or at planting has revolutionized the reforestation of mined lands and similar projects. The fungi form a kind of ...

HBOI - More About Bioluminescence part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.biolum.org/
Sponsored by the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, this image-rich resource offers a variety of information including: a detailed introduction to bioluminescence, examples of living lights ...

AlgaeBase part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.algaebase.org/
AlgaeBase is a comprehensive taxonomic database of information on algae that includes terrestrial, marine and freshwater organisms. Users may consult this resource to check taxonomies or ...

Black Smokers: Life Forms part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.amnh.org/learn/pd/earth/gallery_week6/rfl_ind...
This educational web site features life forms of deep sea hydrothermal systems. Hosted by the American Museum of Natural History, this site offers a brief introduction of the community and then ...

Aboard Alvin part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.gma.org/onlocation/alvin/index.html
This Gulf of Maine educational website takes students aboard the submersible Alvin. It includes informational pages such as a project overview, as well as pages about Alvin, hydrothermal vents, and ...