Publications by authors named "Sebastian Emanuel Lauro"
Life (Basel)
November 2019
Article Synopsis
- Two strains of cyanobacteria from extreme environments were tested to see how well they could survive freezing temperatures in salty-ice conditions.
- Both strains thrived at a temperature of 258 K in NaCl solutions, likely escaping harsh conditions by moving through liquid veins, and surprisingly, they also survived in other salty-ice environments below the eutectic temperature.
- The study suggests that these cyanobacteria might use a strategy of vitrification, entering a dried state to survive in harsh icy worlds, such as those on moons like Europa, until conditions become favorable for them to return to life.
