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Title: A New Form of Life
Url: https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2003/30jul_monol...
Creator: Phillips, Tony
Publisher: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Description: This news article introduces the discovery of a new extreme-loving microorganism, Spirochaeta americana, in California's exotic Mono Lake. It compares the geology of Mono Lake to the Gusev Crater on Mars and discusses the implications for finding organisms in extreme environments on Earth when speculating about life on other planets. It also offers a description of tufa formation and explains why the discovery of tufa on Mars would be indicative of microbial life. The resource includes a downloadable audio file of the author reading the article and links to more information.
LC Classification: Science -- Microbiology -- Addresses, essays, lectures
Science -- Microbiology -- Microbial ecology -- By type of environment -- Extreme environments (General)
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Biology (General) -- Biogeochemistry
GEM Subject: Science -- Chemistry
Science -- Biology
Science -- Geology
Key Concept: Ecology -- Ecosystems
Resource Type: Reference Material
Audio/Visual -- Sound
Format: Video -- MPEG
Document -- HTML
Audience: Educator
Learner
Education Level: High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education
Language: English
Access Rights: Free access
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