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Antarctic bacteria share 'life‑support' genes to survive extreme conditions

Antarctic bacteria share 'life‑support' genes to survive extreme conditionsWorldPing

Antarctica is one of the driest, coldest places on Earth. Very little life survives its extremes. In the soils scattered around the frozen ice sheets, however, communities of microbes do survive.

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