The bacteria enter a dormant state under nutrient starvation and desiccation. This ability allows it to survive the harsh conditions in the clean room. And what’s concerning is that once they enter ...

Extremophiles, as their name suggests, are organisms that can live in extreme conditions, many of which are inhospitable for other terrestrial organisms. These fascinating organisms have been ...

In an unlikely twist, the creatures that thrive in some of the world’s harshest locations are also fans of just about every condition, and their abundance is good news for biotech on an industrial ...

The creatures are known as "extremophiles," and they earn the name: They live in toxic Superfund cleanup sites, boiling deep-sea rift vents, volcanic craters and polar glaciers -- some of the planet's ...

As we are all well aware, this is a fiercely debated topic. While there is convincing evidence which indicates that other planets could possibly harbor life, we still lack concrete evidence proving ...

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Extremophiles are tiny microbes that are able to thrive in hot, salty and even acidic or gaseous environments that would kill other forms of life. Now scientists are using these hardy dwellers of the ...

In 1956 at Oregon State University, nuclear researchers found that the bacterium D. radiodurans could withstand levels of radiation thousands of times what most animals can. The core of a nuclear ...

In recent years, biology’s had a bit of a love affair with extremophiles, microbes that manage to live in boiling hot springs, deep mines, or other incredibly harsh environments. These organisms are ...