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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 28 November 2017: Last Week at Lake Untersee

by Keith Cowing

This message was received via Iridium on 28 November 28, 2017 8:13:28 AM EST “We are in our last week of work here at Untersee before heading back to Novo […]

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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 26 November 2017: Busy Days at Lake Untersee

by Keith Cowing

Dale Andersen sent this message on 26 November 2017 at :09:26 AM EST: “We are working pretty hard while taking advantage of the nice days we have had recently. I […]

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An Antarctic Robot Lays The Groundwork For Future Space Missions To Europa

by Keith Cowing

The researchers working on the project known as SIMPLE will tell you that it’s anything but.

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Sequencing an Antarctic Extremophile – A cold-loving microbe from the Upper Dry Valleys

by Keith Cowing

A high-quality draft genome sequence has been published for the Antarctic microbe Rhodococcus sp. JG-3. This psychrophilic (cold-loving) microorganism was isolated from permafrost in Antarctica’s Upper Dry Valleys and has been […]

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