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    Phylum: Tardigrada (water bears, tardigrades) part of SERC Web Resource Collection

    http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/metazoa/tardigrades/...
    This web page describes water bears, minute animals that can remain dormant in a dry state for over 100 years. The page addresses what they are, where they are found, their general biology, ...
    Subject: Biology: Biology, Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Microbiology
    Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
    Extreme Environments: Hypersaline, High Radiation, Anoxic, Extremely Hot, Anhydrous, High Pressure, Alkaline, Extremely Cold, Acidic
    Grade Level: Informal, General Public, College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)

    Looking for life in all the wrong places - research on cryptoendoliths part of SERC Web Resource Collection

    https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/looking-fo...
    This article highlights the professional careers of two pioneer microbiologists, Imre Friedmann and his wife Roseli Ocampo-Friedmann. A personal interview with Friedmann gives readers a first hand ...
    Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Astrobiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology , Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods , Geoscience:Geology, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology
    Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
    Extreme Environments: High Radiation, High Pressure
    Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, Informal, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12)

    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 ...
    Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Astrobiology, Microbiology, Geoscience:Hydrology, Biology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism
    Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
    Extreme Environments: Extremely Cold, High Radiation
    Grade Level: Informal, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

    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 ...
    Subject: Biology: Biology:Molecular Biology, Astrobiology, Microbiology, Ecology:Principles, Biology
    Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Scientific Resources
    Extreme Environments: High Radiation
    Grade Level: General Public, Informal, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)