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Extreme environments are coded into the genomes of the organisms that live there

Kathleen A. Hill receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Lila Kari receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of ...

Scientists discover life in an extreme place where there shouldn’t be anything, and the finding could change many of their ideas

Researchers at Syracuse University have made a striking discovery at Lassen Volcanic National Park that could reshape ...
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Israeli scientists say tiny organisms can revamp their own RNA to survive extreme heat

Israeli scientists have made a new breakthrough in the study of tiny, resilient organisms called hyperthermophiles — which have learned to survive in some of the earth’s hottest places, such as ...
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With artificial intelligence, extreme microbe reveals how life's building blocks adapt to high pressure

An assist from a Google artificial intelligence tool has helped scientists discover how the proteins of a heat-loving microbe respond to the crushing conditions of the planet's deepest ocean trenches, ...

Organisms in the Atacama Desert soil are remarkably diverse, study shows

A new study shows that resilient and remarkably diverse populations of organisms can persist in the soil despite harsh and extremely dry conditions. An international team led by researchers from the ...