A Low Temperature Limit for Life on Earth.
There is no generally accepted value for the lower temperature limit for life on Earth. We present empirical evidence that free-living microbial cells cooling in the presence of external ice will undergo freeze-induced desiccation and a glass transition (vitrification) at a temperature between -10°C...
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Main Authors: | Andrew Clarke, G John Morris, Fernanda Fonseca, Benjamin J Murray, Elizabeth Acton, Hannah C Price |
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Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/e2e40b04e3304d79b2604e3a9dce4218 |
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