The adaptation mechanisms of microbial communities to natural perturbations remain relatively unexplored, particularly in extreme environments. The extremophilic communities of halite (NaCl) nodules from the hyper-arid core of the Atacama […]
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Posted inBiophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Desert Worlds, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release
Desert Mosses Use Quartz Rocks As Sun Shades
Living under a translucent rock can be quite comfortable — if you’re a moss in the Mojave Desert. A graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, found that some […]
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Finding the Origins of Life in a Drying Puddle
Anyone who’s ever noticed a water puddle drying in the sun has seen an environment that may have driven the type of chemical reactions that scientists believe were critical to […]