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Extreme Life


Life in extreme environments, similar to other planets,
can be found in many places on Earth.

Science at NASA
Sulfolubus solfaterica -- an Archaean that grows
in boiling sulfuric acid.

Cyanobacteria
would be great colonizers of Mars,
producing oxygen for animals to breathe.

Tree of Life, U. Berkeley Museum of Paleontology

Lichens
can grow just about anywhere.

North American Lichen Project
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What are lichens?
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Lichens in the environment
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Lichens and People