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How Microbes Leap Across the Planet
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
12/20/12 |
| A surprising number of microorganisms are hitching rides in the upper troposphere and crossing the Pacific Ocean from Asia to North America. |
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Fracking Microbes
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
12/07/12 |
| A team of scientists has made a genetic analysis of microbes living deep inside a shale deposit and uncovered some unexpected surprises. |
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Ancient Microbes Found Living Beneath Antarctic Ice
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
11/29/12 |
| A new study reveals, for the first time, how bacteria survive in the dark, salty, subfreezing environment in isolated Antarctic lakes. The data could also help astrobiologists understand life's potential on icy worlds like Enceladus and Europa. |
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Astronauts Collect Cave Life
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
11/28/12 |
| Astronauts on an underground training course have discovered a new species of woodlouse while exploring a cave in Italy. |
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Life on Earth’s Ceiling
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
11/15/12 |
| Studies have previously discovered microbes in the upper atmosphere, but little is known about the diversity of life up there. New research aims to take a census at the top of the sky. |
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The Strange Diet of Methane-Consumers
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
11/07/12 |
| New research shows that these methane-consuming microorganisms are quite picky about their diet. The study also reveals a surprising detail about how microbial cells actually use the methane they take in. |
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Seeking Life Underground
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
10/09/12 |
| With funding from the NASA Astrobiology Institute, scientists are developing and testing instruments and techniques to detect life deep below Earth's surface. |
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Microbial Alchemy
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
10/07/12 |
| Researchers have discovered that a bacterium's ability to withstand toxicity is key to creating 24-karat gold. With this knowledge, they created a multimedia art installation that received an honorable mention at a recent cyber art competition. |
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Microbes Living Under a Contaminated Waste Site
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
10/05/12 |
| Scientists have sequenced nearly 150,000 genes from soil samples at a former uranium mill. The study could help researchers understand how microbial communities in soil clean up sites contaminated with toxic metals. The results may even have implications in helping to reduce greenhouse gases. |
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