T. Bryant, University of Delaware Marine Public Education Office
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 continent. Scientists working in Antarctica utilized mobile molecular biology equipment to perform on-site DNA analysis of the frozen soils. Further information regarding the Graduate College of Marine Studies at the University of Delaware can be accessed through a link at the end of the article.
Subject: Biology:Molecular Biology, Ecology:Metabolism, Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology , Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Field Methods Resource Type: Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional, Informal, College Upper (15-16) Extreme Environments: Extremely ColdKeywords: molecular biology, psycrophiles
