Extreme Survival News

Posted November 6, 2009:

• Bacteria Expect The Unexpected

Posted October 30, 2009:

• Bacteria 'Invest' Wisely To Survive Uncertain Times, Scientists Report

Posted October 23, 2009:

• Genome Of Microbe Silently Shaping Ecology Of Ocean Dead Zones Described

Posted October 20, 2009:

• Key To How Bacteria Clear Mercury Pollution Revealed
• Evolutionary Arms Race Between Bacteria And Their Viruses In Soil

Posted October 17, 2009:

• Chemical Imaging Of Deep-sea Microorganisms May Help Explain Lingering Nitrogen Mystery

Posted October 13, 2009:

• Warmer Climate Not The Cause Of Oxygen Deficiency In The Baltic Sea

Posted October 5, 2009:

• Hidden Diversity In Key Environmental Cleanup Microbes Found By Systems Biology Assessment

Posted October 1, 2009:

• Planet's Nitrogen Cycle Overturned By 'Tiny Ammonia Eater Of The Seas'

Posted September 28, 2009:

• Scientists Find Successful Way To Reduce Bat Deaths At Wind Turbines

Posted September 27, 2009:

• Great Tits Eat Bats In Times Of Need

Posted September 23, 2009:

• Lotus-plant-inspired Dust-busting Shield To Protect Space Gear

Posted September 21, 2009:

• New Species Discovered On Whale Skeletons

Posted September 18, 2009:

• High Numbers Of Heat-loving Bacteria Found In Cold Arctic Ocean

Posted September 9, 2009:

• Bacteria Used To Make Radioactive Metals Inert
• Bacteria Take On Completely New Flat Shape To Fit Through Nanoslits

Posted September 7, 2009:

• Climate Change Influences The Size Of Marine Organisms: Big Advantage For The Small

Posted September 4, 2009:

• Denitrification, Its Importance Once Diluted, May Be Back On Top

Posted August 23, 2009:

• Why Sleep? Snoozing May Be Strategy To Increase Efficiency, Minimize Risk

Posted August 15, 2009:

• Biologists ID Molecular Basis Of High-altitude Adaptation In Mice

Posted August 13, 2009:

• Magnetic Microbe Genome Attracting Attention For Biotech Research
• Anthrax Bacteria Conspire With Viruses To Stay Alive

Posted August 10, 2009:

• Is Bat White-nose Syndrome An Emerging Fungal Pathogen?

Posted August 3, 2009:

• Stress Signals Link Pre-existing Sickness With Susceptibility To Bacterial Infection

Posted August 2, 2009:

• 'Ebola Cousin' Marburg Virus Isolated From African Fruit Bats

Posted July 29, 2009:

• Bizarre Walking Bat Has Ancient Heritage

Posted July 21, 2009:

• Extreme Survival: Genes Let Creepy-crawly Creatures Survive Deep Freeze

Posted July 19, 2009:

• King Crabs Go Deep To Avoid Hot Water

Posted July 17, 2009:

• By Manipulating Oxygen, Scientists Coax Bacteria Into Never-Before-Seen Solitary Wave

Posted July 16, 2009:

• Chemical Changes In Cells Tracked As They Endure Extreme Conditions

Posted July 13, 2009:

• 'Rosetta Stone' Of Bacterial Communication Discovered

Posted July 10, 2009:

• Methane-eating Microbes Can Use Iron And Manganese Oxides To 'Breathe'

Posted July 3, 2009:

• Methane-producing Molecule Can Also Repair DNA

Posted July 2, 2009:

• Biogenic Origin For Earth's Oldest Putative Microfossils

Posted July 1, 2009:

• Biological 'Fountain Of Youth' Found In New World Bat Caves

Posted June 20, 2009:

• Antibiotics-resistant Gulls Worry Scientists

Posted June 16, 2009:

• Reengineering A Food Poisoning Microbe To Carry Medicines And Vaccines

Posted June 15, 2009:

• Tiny Frozen Microbe May Hold Clues To Extraterrestrial Life

Posted June 11, 2009:

• Unmanned Aircraft Helping Scientists Learn About Alaskan Ice Seals

Posted June 6, 2009:

• Bats Recognize The Individual Voices Of Other Bats

Posted June 4, 2009:

• Bacteria And Algae Act As Biocatalysts For Deep-sea Raw Material Deposition

Posted May 28, 2009:

• Geographic Isolation Drives Evolution Of Hot Springs Microbe

Posted May 26, 2009:

• Bacteria With A Built-in Thermometer: How Bacteria Measure Temperature And Thereby Control Infection

Posted May 20, 2009:

• Asteroid Attack 3.9 Billion Years Ago May Have Enhanced Early Life On Earth
• How Crabs That Live In Hydrothermal Vents Reproduce

Posted May 11, 2009:

• Ocean Acidification: Understanding How Mussels Have Adapted To Extremely Acidic Waters Near Underwater Volcanoes
• New Species Thrives In Extremely High Temperature And Pressure

Posted May 9, 2009:

• Cave Activity Discouraged To Help Protect Bats From Deadly White-nose Syndrome

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