Are extremophiles doing your laundry? Kind of. Modern cold-water detergents work thanks to psychrophilic enzymes, which destroy the dirt. They came from cold-loving microorganisms, so they are adapted to work under low temperatures. #Extremophiles #Biotechnology

Microbes have conquered the most hostile corners of Earth 👑, transforming the planet’s chemistry with their extraordinary enzymes. Now we are unlocking their potential and revolutionising modern biotechnology. Read this review to know more:

Frontiers | Molecular adaptations and engineering of extremophiles for synthetic biology and biotechnological applications

Extremophiles are microorganisms that thrive in environments previously thought to be uninhabitable, including extreme temperature, salinity, pH, pressure, a...

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Can life flourish in boiling water 🌡 and acid? 🧪 Yellowstone geysers are a well-known natural spot 🏞 However, few know that despite their extreme conditions (high temperatures, dangerous chemistry and constant changes in pressure), some microbes can survive there.

Last week, Dorinde and Antonio, members of the #XTREAM team, attended the final conference co-organised by @blueremediomics.bsky.social and @bluetools-project.eu

Not a machine, yet it has become a powerful tool for industry 🏭 🦠 A. ferrooxidans has a peculiar metabolism: it harvests energy ⚡from minerals. It is being used to recycle e-waste, reduce industrial pollution, and support greener metal-processing technologies.

Do you feel like going for a swim in these waters? 🏊🏿 You’d rather not! Humans wouldn’t stand its acidic pH, but other species do. 🦠 Meet Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, a true master of extreme life. While most organisms would perish in highly acidic environments, this bacterium calls them home.

8.000 meters beneath the ocean surface 🌊✨ they found a marine oasis: a unique, sulphur-dependent ecosystem. This rewrites our understanding of life’s limits. Why is it so extraordinary? One word: Astrobiology 🌌 Want to know more? Read here:

New Sulfur-dependent Ecosystem In A Gas Vent In The Depths Of The Chilean Pacific - Astrobiology

Unlike most similar emanations described to date, this one shows no evidence of methane emission or consumption

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Could the secret to extraterrestrial life 🪐✨ be hidden in microbial membranes? By studying the remarkably stable lipids of Earth’s extremophiles, scientists are uncovering new ways to detect potential life on other worlds. Read more: bit.ly/3RAYibT

Join the final Conference of @bluetools-project.eu, organised together with @blueremediomics.bsky.social 🔬 discover the latest developments 💬 exchange knowledge and ideas 🤝 connect with a wide community More info: acortar.link/hskP8P Don’t miss your chance.‼️ acortar.link/Lqm7KU

What would you give for the clearest skies in the world? 🌌 Few survive at Rub al-Jali desert 🏜, where they have such a privilege. Some microbes 🦠 are among them, resisting inside sand grains, staying inactive for years, or using the water of the air.

This is Blood Falls 🩸Its red colour comes from iron-rich water flowing. Despite the freezing cold 🥶, the high salinity 😵 and the lack of oxygen 😨, more than 17 types of microbes live there!

🚀 From the Atacama Desert… to space. Chilean extremophiles were sent to the ISS to test how life behaves in microgravity and radiation 🦠The limits of life keep expanding beyond Earth 🌍. Read the whole story here 👉 bit.ly/4ntnPzP

Tomorrow we’re launching the new edition of the newsletter of the Cluster of Aquatic Extremophiles: #XTREAM, #EXPLORA, #NEXTMARINE, and #XTREMOLIFE Subscribe if you don’t want to miss it! n9.cl/hs136j #SynergyAtTheExtremeQ&A

On May 6, XTREAM coordinator, Antonio García Moyano, joined a breakfast meeting in Bergen, Norway. Throughout the talk, he showed how unique microorganisms 🦠 can inspire sustainable solutions for food 🍽, industry 🏭, and the environment 🏞 #XTREAMProject #Biotechnology #Sustainability

Lut Desert is one of the hottest and most arid regions on Earth, and yet, corn thrives in it. How so? Near the roots of the corn, there are extreme-adapted bacteria that significantly improve maize growth and physiological performance 💪 Read now: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

👀 Since its discovery, extremophiles have revolutionised research. 🔬 Sometimes it is good to look back and watch everything that biotechnology has done for us already 👉 www.popularmechanics.com/science/envi...

Scientists Think the Most Extreme Beings on Earth Can Help Save Human Lives

A new review study explains that extremophiles have revolutionized medicine, and are invaluable allies in the fight against climate change.

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🌿 This alga is well-prepared for the summer! It can resist very salty water 🧂, strong sunlight ☀️ and temperature changes🌡️. It can be useful as a natural source of antioxidants, which help protect cells from damage. Learn more about this green alga 👉

The Arabian Peninsula is quite a spot to study. 👀 🦠 Its ecosystems go from deserts and salt flats to deep-sea systems. Therefore, they combine multiple extremes: heat 🌡️, salinity 🧂, radiation ☢️ and low nutrients ⤵️. Check it out here 👉

Extreme Arabian Environments And Their Microbiomes: New Frontiers For Astrobiology And Biosignature Discovery - Astrobiology

Astrobiology assesses the habitability of planetary bodies and the potential for extraterrestrial life

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These salt crystals hide a secret... they contain life. ✨

Today, we celebrate #EuropeDay 🎉 🔬 Many of the discoveries shaping a more sustainable future are possible thanks to EU research initiatives that bring together scientists, institutions, and innovators across borders. Science grows stronger when we work together. 💙 #EUProjects

🌋🦠 An 80-million-year-old hot spring ecosystem, frozen in time. 🦴🐾 A new fossil site in Argentina reveals thermophilic microbes that drove rapid biosilicification, preserving bacteria, archaea, algae, fungi, and arthropods in detail. Check it out 👉

Frontiers | The discovery and description of an extremophile microcosmos in a Cretaceous paleogeothermal field

We report a new Fossil-Lagerstätte at the Cretaceous hydrothermal field of Sanagasta, La Rioja, northwestern Argentina, which opens a window into the paleobi...

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What if the key to survival was to play dead? 💀 🦠🚀 Meet Tersicoccus phoenicis, a microorganism discovered in NASA clean rooms which has perfected one of the most intriguing survival strategies in the microbial world.

🌊🦠 Life under pressure: the hidden world of Lake Baikal At depths of more than 1,600 metres, the pressure is huge, the temperature is low, and there is almost no light. 😯 From cold-loving to hot-loving bacteria, extremophilic microorganisms have adapted to survive in this challenging environment.

🪐🐻‍❄️ Can tardigrades survive Martian soil? These ‘water bears’ can live under many extreme conditions, but exposing them to Martian soil had some consequences for them. Read which ones here 👉

Short-term survival of tardigrades (Ramazzottius cf. varieornatus and Hypsibius exemplaris) in martian regolith simulants (MGS-1 and OUCM-1) | International Journal of Astrobiology | Cambridge Core

Short-term survival of tardigrades (Ramazzottius cf. varieornatus and Hypsibius exemplaris) in martian regolith simulants (MGS-1 and OUCM-1) - Volume 24

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🚀🦠 Could bacteria survive an asteroid impact and travel between planets? Surely not every bacterium can, but @jhuartssciences.bsky.social found out that Deinococcus radiodurans and its impressive features is able to survive under pressures of up to 3GPa. Read the whole story here 👉

Extreme Microbes Could Planet-Hop Using Asteroids: "We Were Interested In What The Limits Of Life Are"

New experiments showed how a bacterium could survive being thrown into space by an impact.

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🚀🍄 Would you try Martian food? Mushrooms are proving to be incredibly resilient, capable of thriving under extreme conditions like microgravity and high radiation 🛰️. But they are not just extremely durable.

🧬 Meet our partner Prozomix! 🔬 Prozomix specialises in enzyme discovery & engineering, turning biological diversity into high-value biocatalysts for industry. 🌍 Together, we’re pushing biotechnology towards more sustainable solutions #XTREAMteam

How is Europe doing on zero pollution? 👀 The @ec.europa.eu’s Zero Pollution Dashboard tracks key indicators on air, water, and soil 🌍 Monitoring progress helps guide action and investment, because achieving zero pollution needs both policy and innovation. Check it out 👉 shorturl.at/hrXnt

The zero pollution dashboard

Fighting pollution has become a major objective for the European Union, due to the significant impacts on the quality of European citizens lives: Pollution is a driver of biodiversity loss,…

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New format unlocked 🎙️ You can now listen to XTREAM on the Vive Segovia podcast! Our coordinator, Antonio, together with Irene Sánchez from our sister project EXPLORA, shares how extremophiles will shape the future of biotechnology. Don't miss it!👉 open.spotify.com/episode/2OUJ...