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The Iceland Diaries, Part 2
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
02/14/08 |
| Summary: Last June, a group of scientists visited Iceland, one of the most active volcanic places in the world. In some ways, Iceland resembles what the young Earth was like, so studying modern bacteria that colonize Iceland´s rocks may provide clues about early life. |
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The Iceland Diaries
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
02/11/08 |
| Summary: Last June, a group of scientists visited Iceland, one of the most active volcanic places in the world. In some ways, Iceland resembles what the young Earth was like, so studying modern bacteria that colonize Iceland´s rocks may provide clues about early life. |
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Living on the Red Edge
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
02/10/08 |
| Summary: Researchers have sequenced the genome of a unique bacterium that uses a rare form of chlorophyll to harvest far-red light. It is the first chlorophyll-d containing organism to be sequenced, and will provide new information about the genetic evolution of life on Earth. |
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Liquid Locked in Ice
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
01/19/08 |
| Summary: A team of scientists has begun exploring an ancient lake hidden 3.2 km beneath Antarctica's ice sheet. Lake Ellsworth could harbor unique microbial life and might provide clues about climate change on Earth. |
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Astrobiology Top 10: When Fungi Ruled the World
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
12/28/07 |
| Summary: Astrobiology Magazine is looking back over 2007, highlighting the Top 10 astrobiology stories of the year. At number 6 is the discovery that 420 million years ago, fungi stood as tall as trees, reaching up to 20 feet in height. |
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Astrobiology Top 10: Brought Back to Life
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
12/26/07 |
| Summary: Astrobiology Magazine is looking back over 2007, highlighting the Top 10 astrobiology stories of the year. At number 8 is the recovery of DNA from ancient microorganisms. The DNA showed an "exponential decline" after 1.1 million years, indicating how long DNA could be preserved in rocks in cold places. |
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Life at Hell's Gate
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
12/11/07 |
| Summary: A new species of bacteria has been discovered in a geothermal field in New Zealand known as 'Hell's Gate'. The bacteria is the hardiest 'methanotrophic' bacteria yet discovered, and may help in the fight against global warming. |
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Leaving No Stone Unturned
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
12/03/07 |
| Summary: Kimberley Warren-Rhodes has spent countless hours in some of the world´s driest deserts, turning over rocks. Tens of thousands of rocks. What is she hoping to find? The pattern of life. |
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Living Time Capsules
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
11/28/07 |
| Summary: Researchers have thawed ice from Antarctica that is at least a million years old to search for eons-old microorganisms. The microbes may have survived in total darkness, freezing cold and without food or energy from the Sun. |
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Jumping Viruses
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
11/14/07 |
| Summary: A new study in the hot pools of Yellowstone shows that microbial viruses may be traveling from pool to pool along with steam. The research on these extreme habitats for unique life may shed light on how microbes, and the viruses that infect them, impact their environment. |
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