No / Recent studies relating to the analytical chemical characterization of terrestrial extremophiles reveal the presence of biomolecules that have been synthesized for the survival of the colonies in response to the extreme environmental conditions, where otherwise life could not exist. This is a vital part of the planned space missions now being undertaken to planets and their satellites in the search for extinct or extant life signatures in our Solar System. Extremophiles have existed on the Earth for some 3.8 Gyr and their interrogation indicates their strategic survival methods which can be associated and compared with extraterrestrial scenarios on Mars, Titan, Enceladus and Europa.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/10465 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Jehlička, J., Edwards, Howell G.M. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, No full-text in the repository |
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