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Tag: limits of life

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A software program builds alternative DNA molecules

Posted on April 7, 2021March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

Scientists are using computer programs to understand our early beginnings. Click on the link to see how they are doing it, and how they…

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    Microbes from extreme environments help us study space

    Posted on March 18, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    Space is a hostile place. It has numerous stressors which make it seem impossible for Earth-like life to thrive there. Some of these…

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      Microscopic animals glow in the dark to survive radiation

      Posted on January 18, 2021October 24, 2022 by AnurupMohanty

      Glowing #tardigrades?! Learn how a newly discovered species of tardigrade survive extreme UV radiation. #astrobiology

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        How does life handle the harshness of space?

        Posted on June 3, 2020December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

        Experiments on the International Space Station found that lichens, a combination of algae and fungi, survived in space-like, flight, and…

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