Earth, well we know there is life there! But there are organisms on earth that could help us understand the possibilities for life else where.
By Bjorn Carey
Extremophilic microbes are a wild bunch. They can be found thriving in some of the most hostile environments imaginable — swimming in near-boiling water, eating rocks, lounging in subzero temperatures and hanging out where radiation levels rival nuclear reactors.
They’re tougher than duct tape, boldly going where humans dare not and cannot.
Extremophiles are also a multimillion-dollar-a-year business — some of them are employed to eat oil and help clean up spills. Others have important applications in medical research. But for many scientists, these hardy microbes are interesting because they suggest the potential for life on other planets.
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If such a organisms can live in extreme environments, then maybe there are organisms living in extreme environments else where.
1 comment:
It is interesting the comment about extremophiles being big business, and helping with environmental problems such as oil spills. It is one way that study of something not immediately seen as practical turns out to be important. And there are many potential applications arising in pharmaceuticals.
Interesting post!
Bob Hawkes
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