The book, entitled “Extremophiles: Diversity, Adaptation and Applications” has been intended to assemble the up-to-date knowledge about diversity, mechanisms of adaptation, and applications of ...

Most forms of life cannot survive extreme environmental conditions, like excessive temperatures. Likewise, the significant majority of species on our planet have a set lifespan and cannot exist past a ...

A bioactive compound produced by an extremophilic bacterium has potential industrial applications. An international collaboration of researchers has isolated a bioactive compound in extremophilic ...

The exceptional capabilities of extremophiles have made the headlines in some cases. For instance, Deinococcus radiodurans, a bacterium discovered in canned food in 1956, can withstand high doses ...

Beatriz Baselga-Cervera, Camino García-Balboa, Héctor M. Díaz-Alejo, Eduardo Costas, Victoria López-Rodas, Rapid Colonization of Uranium Mining-Impacted Waters, the Biodiversity of Successful Lineages ...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) sees the potential of extremophiles, too, as the organization has awarded a $22 million grant to three California universities to form a research hub focusing ...

And they want to tell other people about it. For this reason, extremophiles have always made particularly good op-ed columnists—and now podcasters and YouTubers.

Protein fragments identified new types of extremophiles, which survive harsh environments on Earth, and could someday help astrobiologists identify alien life. Perfectly adapted microorganisms ...

Identifying extremophiles that can survive harsh environments on Earth may help us find alien life . Scientists found two new types of bacteria in high-altitude regions of Chile — an environment ...

extremophiles or address ecological issues related to microbial populations, such as pollution or waterborne diseases,” Ellis said. Article Topic Follows: ISU Jump to comments ↓ ...

A microbe nicknamed 'Conan the Bacterium' has what it takes to live on Mars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One of Earth's ...