Fields
Extremophile Biology
Extremophile biology investigates microorganisms and macroorganisms that thrive in conditions lethal to most life including extreme temperatures, pressures, salinities, pH values, desiccation, or radiation.
Details
- Avg Funding
- $520K
- Key Technologies
- Metagenomics of Extreme EnvironmentsHigh-Pressure Cultivation ApparatusThermostable Enzyme CharacterisationCryo-Electron Microscopy of ProteinsComparative Genomics
- Subfields
- Thermophiles and HyperthermophilesPsychrophilesHalophilesAcidophiles and AlkaliphilesRadiation-Resistant Organisms
- Top Institutions
- NASA Astrobiology InstituteMax Planck Institute for Marine MicrobiologyUniversity of ExtremaduraOregon State UniversityJacobs University Bremen