In this Scientist Spotlight from the Polar Literacy project, Dr. Rachael Morgan-Kiss speaks about her studies of tiny algae and other microorganisms found in ice-covered lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys to better understand the strategies they evolved to survive and even thrive in these extreme conditions.
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Article Date:
02/11/2021