extremophile

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• Another extremophile, Deinococcus (formerly Micrococcus) radiodurans exhibits extraordinary resistance to ionizing and ultraviolet radiation and desiccation, as well as many other agents that damage DNA.

  Academic text (2000)

• Another group of extremophiles, the halophiles, grow in highly saline environments like natural salt lakes and solar salt-evaporation ponds.

  Academic text (2000)

• Could these be the same extreme extremophiles that were on early Earth?

  StarTalk

• The question is, are extremophiles really organisms that live on the edge and love it?

• And this extremophile is known as acetic acid bacteria.

• Do we have reason to believe that there were extremophiles already early in Earth's history?

• Most of these extremophiles have been discovered in the past fifteen years, and it is likely that the number of discoveries will rapidly expand as research into extreme environments continues.

  Academic text (2000)

• This biological window is largely based on studies of "extremophiles"—bacteria that have adapted to extreme environments.

  Academic text (2000)

• One thing that has become apparent in the study of extremophile bacteria is that once "life" gets a foothold, it is extremely difficult to eliminate it (witness several iceball Earth eras).

  Blog text (14)

• The scientists call them extremophiles—creatures that live in the harshest environments on Earth.

How Tolerant

extremophile

• Specialized

3 9.6

resilient

66 5.4

tolerant

• Specialized

13 4.4

sensitivity

• Specialized

9 4.1

Surface Forms

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