Extremophiles as Astrobiological Models

by Joseph Seckbach, Helga Stan-Lotter, Helga Stan-Lotter

The data in this book are new or updated, and will serve also as Origin of Life and evolutionary studies. Endospores of bacteria have a long history of use as model organisms in astrobiology, including survival in extreme environments and interplanetary transfer of life. Numerous other bacteria as well as archaea, lichens, fungi, algae and tiny animals (tardigrades, or water bears) are now being investigated for their tolerance to extreme conditions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1119591686
• ISBN13: 9781119591689
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Wiley-Scrivener
• Length: 416 Pages