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An Extremeophile Gene
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
07/28/12 |
| Scientists have discovered a new gene in bacteria that may be a key to life's survival in some of Earth's most extreme environments. |
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"Arsenic Life" Needs Phosphorus After All
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
07/10/12 |
| Two new reports show that the bacterium known as GFAJ-1 requires small amounts of phosphate to grow, and that it cannot substitute arsenic for phosphorus to survive, as one previous report had suggested. |
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The Toughest Life on Earth
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
06/26/12 |
| Research on the International Space Station is providing important data about the potential for life arriving on Earth from outer space. By exposing organic compounds and living organisms to space, scientists are studying the survival of life in the extreme environment that rests beyond Earth's atmosphere. |
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Unique Life Discovered in Barren Soil
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
06/12/12 |
| A new DNA analysis of soils from the Atacama desert has revealed a handful of new bacteria, fungi and archaea. The organisms discovered have a different way of converting energy than similar organisms found elsewhere in the world. |
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Abundant Life Under the Ice
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
06/10/12 |
| Researchers have discovered a massive bloom of phytoplankton beneath ice-covered Arctic waters. The amount of phytoplankton was four times greater than the amount found in ice-free waters. |
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Hitching a Ride to the Surface
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
05/26/12 |
| Scientists have discovered that some hardy organisms living around deep-sea vents can survive the extreme change in pressure that occurs when a research submersible rises to the surface. |
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Seeking Signs of Life at the Glacier’s Edge
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
05/17/12 |
| Microbes living at the edges of Arctic ice sheets could help researchers find evidence for life on Mars, Jupiter’s moon Europa, or Saturn's moon Enceladus. |
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The Black Queen Hypothesis
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
03/29/12 |
| A new theory may help explain why some microorganisms can appear to lose the ability to perform a function necessary for survival - yet still endure and even reproduce. |
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