When Mars’ first samples return to Earth, scientists should be on the lookout for ancient sleeping bacteria, a new study has found.
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University Of Wyoming’s Boothby Receives NASA Grant To Study Effects Of Water Loss on Tardigrades
Thomas Boothby, a University of Wyoming assistant professor of molecular biology, recently received an $857,794 NASA grant to study the effects of water loss on tardigrades. “Unlike you or me […]
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How Tardigrades Survive Dehydration
Some species of tardigrades, or water bears as the tiny aquatic creatures are also known, can survive in different environments often hostile or even fatal to most forms of life. […]
Posted inCryobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Life Support Systems, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release, Space Life Science
Assessing the intrageneric environmental boundaries of the extremophilic cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis (Pleurocapsales) and its implications for space exploration
Abstract The cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis contains species found in extreme environments, thus providing the opportunity to study adaptation to a range of environments within the confines of a single genus. Due […]
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Rare Deep-sea Brine Pools Discovered In The Red Sea
Researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science recently discovered rare deep-sea brine pools in the Gulf of Aqaba, a northern extension to the […]
Posted inCryobiology
15,000-year-old Viruses Discovered In Tibetan Glacier Ice
Scientists who study glacier ice have found viruses nearly 15,000 years old in two ice samples taken from the Tibetan Plateau in China. Most of those viruses, which survived because […]
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Electric Cable Bacteria Breathe Oxygen With Unheard Efficiency
Ten years ago, researchers at Aarhus University, Denmark, reported the discovery of centimeter-long cable bacteria, that live by conducting an electric current from one end to the other. Now the […]
Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Icy Worlds, Press Release
Hydrogen-supported Life Beneath Antarctic Glaciers
Using years’ worth of data collected from ice-covered habitats all over the world, a Montana State University team has discovered new insights into the processes that support microbial life underneath […]
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How Extremophilic Bacteria Survive In Space For One Year
Since the dawn of space exploration, humankind has been fascinated by survival of terrestrial life in outer space. Outer space is a hostile environment for any form of life, but […]
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Viruses On Glaciers Highlight Evolutionary Mechanism To Overcome Host Defenses
Viruses are often thought of as a human problem, however they are the most abundant biological entities on the planet. There are millions of viruses in every teaspoon of river, […]