Browsing School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) by Subject "Desert"
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The preservation, distribution, and detectability of lipid biomarkers in the Atacama desert and implications for Mars
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-07-13)Desert environments on Earth are colonized by organisms adapted to desiccation. We hypothesized that extreme and prolonged dryness might impart too great a challenge for microbial survival. To test this, we surveyed ...