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Extremophiles: The role resilient microorganisms play in our own scientific discoveries

A technician poses with samples showing various stages of microorganisms growth to test their biocontrol potential in the laboratory of Agrauxine, which develops, produces and commercializes biocontrol, biostimulation and bionutrition solutions in Beaucouze near Angers, France, July 3, 2019. Picture taken July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe - RC1895B001D0

Ssignificant discoveries have come from “thermophiles”, or heat-loving organisms. Image: REuters/Stephane Mahe

Jaz L Millar
PhD Researcher in Earth and Environmental Science, PhD Researcher in Earth and Environmental Science
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Dunaliella salina, an extremophile microorganism.
Dunaliella salina, an extremophile microorganism. Image: Wikimedia

The snow here has been coloured by snow algae.
The snow here has been coloured by snow algae. Image: Wikimedia
Our planet has endured several periods of glaciation, with its surface freezing over with ice.
Our planet has endured several periods of glaciation, with its surface freezing over with ice. Image: Wikimedia
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