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Extremophiles: Microbial Life in Extreme Environments part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This book provides a detailed overview of extremophiles, life-forms that thrive under some of the harshest conditions found on Earth. Over the course of 11 contributed chapters, 26 experts from ...

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 ...

The Goldilocks Zone part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://science.nasa.gov/resource/goldilocks-zone/
This on-line news article introduces the Goldilocks Zone, an area of space adequate for the survival of life. Initially believed to be a remarkably small region of space that didn't even include ...

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 ...

Mark Twain at Mono Lake: Chapters 38 and 39 of Mark Twain's Roughing It part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.monobasinresearch.org/historical/twain.php
This book excerpt is from Roughing It, Mark Twain's humorous account of his western travels in the late 1860's. The excerpt includes Chapters 38 and 39, which account for Twain's visit ...

Why Owens Lake is Red! part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/april/owens/owenslake.html
This article explains the biological phenomena of reddish-colored salt lakes, such as Lake Owens, and playas. Applying colorful images and geological history, the author describes the processes by ...

International Society for Salt Lake Research part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.isslr.org
This site is home of the International Society for Salt Lake Research (ISSLR), an organization founded to establish effective liaison between persons interested in any aspect of inland saline waters, ...

Mono Lake Microbial Observatory Progress Report part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.monobasinresearch.org/research/microbial/prog...
In this report a diagram is explained that shows the distribution of physical and biological properties at increasing depths, which includes temperature and fluorescence along with DGGE profiles. The ...

The Range of Protists in Mono Lake part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.monobasinresearch.org/research/protists.htm
This preliminary research report suggests that Mono Lake supports a robust population of phagotrophic and heterotrophic protozoa in addition to its many species of unicellular algae, including ...

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 ...