- Extremophiles: Why study them? What can they teach us about finding life beyond Earth? | "“The study of extremophiles represents the edge of the human knowledge in terms of the environmental limits where life forms can live, withstand, or preserve their integrity and living potential" https://www.universetoday.com/166436/extremophiles-why-study-them-what-can-they-teach-us-about-finding-life-beyond-earth/ 2 comments aliens
- A recent study has found hardy 'extremophile' bacteria living in clean rooms at NASA. Some of the organisms are species that have never been detected anywhere else. http://www.astrobio.net/news/article2449.html 70 comments science