microorganism
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According to the authors, microorganisms can survive more extreme conditions than previously thought, including launch across space after major impacts, and life may be able to move between planets.
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Just as it breaks down plant cells, ultrasound can disrupt the cell walls of microorganisms such as bacteria that may spoil the product.
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Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have now identified a microorganism that challenges this long accepted rule.
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When lake levels are high, microorganisms more effectively consume methane before it can reach the atmosphere.
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Ice caves are one such extreme habitat, home to diverse microorganisms that scientists are only beginning to understand.
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