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Life at the freezing point.
- Source :
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Science . 6/26/1998, Vol. 280 Issue 5372, p2073-2074. 2p. 1 Diagram, 1 Chart. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- Describes research which discovered thriving microbes in the permanent ice layer of lakes in the Antarctic McMurdo Dry Valleys. Temperatures involved; Research by Priscu et al in this issue; Example of the adaptation of microorganisms to environmental extremes; How there can be life in icy ecosystems; Comparison with freshwater ice systems; Bacterial activity in freezing conditions; Value of studying cold life.
- Subjects :
- *ICE microbiology
*MICROBIOLOGY of extreme environments
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00368075
- Volume :
- 280
- Issue :
- 5372
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 786439
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.280.5372.2073