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Life at the limits - Organisms in Extreme Environments
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Life at the limits - Organisms in Extreme EnvironmentsLife at the limits - Organisms in Extreme Environments

We are fascinated by the seemingly impossible places in which organisms can live. There are frogs that freeze solid, worms that dry out and bacteria that survive temperatures over 100˚C. What seems extreme to us is, however, not extreme to these organisms. In this captivating account, the reader is taken on a tour of extreme environments, and shown the remarkable abilities of organisms to survive a range of extreme conditions, such as high and low temperatures and desiccation.

 
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Tags: extreme, organisms, survive, temperatures, desiccation, limits