Researchers currently use individual gene sequencing to identify Earth-bound microbes based on their DNA. However, current methods can't distinguish closely related species of extremophiles. So, Ralf ...

Perfectly adapted microorganisms live in extreme environments from deep-sea trenches to mountaintops. Learning more about how these extremophiles survive in hostile conditions could inform scientists ...

These extremophile microbes are of interest to astrobiologists who are searching for life on other planets. Researchers currently use individual gene sequencing to identify Earth-bound microbes, based ...