Hyperdiverse archaea near life limits at the polyextreme geothermal Dallol area

J Belilla, D Moreira, L Jardillier, G Reboul… - Nature ecology & …, 2019 - nature.com
Microbial life has adapted to various individual extreme conditions; yet, organisms simultaneously
adapted to very low pH, high salt and high temperature are unknown. We combined …

Archaeal overdominance close to life‐limiting conditions in geothermally influenced hypersaline lakes at the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

J Belilla, M Iniesto, D Moreira… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
… For comparison, we included in the present study data from Belilla et al. (2019) obtained
from samples collected in the Dallol area where autochthonous microbial communities were …

Active Microbial airborne dispersal and biomorphs as confounding factors for life detection in the cell-degrading brines of the polyextreme Dallol geothermal field

J Belilla, M Iniesto, D Moreira, K Benzerara, E Gérard… - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Determining the precise limits of life in polyextreme environments is challenging. Studies
along gradients of polyextreme conditions in the Dallol proto-volcano area (Danakil salt desert, …

Exploring microbial life in the multi-extreme environment of Dallol, Ethiopia

J Belilla, D Moreira, L Jardillier, P Bertolino, K Alain… - fdsdfsdf, 2017 - digital.csic.es
The Danakil depression at the Afar region in Ethiopia is one of the most unique and extreme
environments on Earth. At the confluence of three tectonic plates in the East African rift (…

[HTML][HTML] Origin and evolution of the halo-volcanic complex of Dallol: proto-volcanism in Northern Afar (Ethiopia)

JM López-García, D Moreira, K Benzerara… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Contextual early observations on volcano genesis are valuable but scarce. Resembling a
shield volcano, the Dallol dome is a complex 40 m-high geological structure on the Danakil …

[PDF][PDF] Aerobiospheres and Planetary Habitability: Considerations from Earth to Venus and Beyond

DM Gentry, L Iraci, A Cassell, A Mattioda… - Venera-D: Venus …, 2021 - hou.usra.edu
Defying gravity ▶ biosphere stability: population growth must outpace population loss▶
airborne requirements are not unusual, except for residence time ▶ how long microbe-scale …

Lessons from Earth Aerobiology for Venus Habitability Science

D Gentry - Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey …, 2021 - ntrs.nasa.gov
Venus clouds: why the astrobiology interest? Early history favorable for life? Early planetary
history believed to be similar to Earth’s Surface water (ground water, lakes, or oceans)[1] & …

Misconceptions in Science

C Malaterre, EJ Javaux, P López-García - Perspectives on Science, 2023 - direct.mit.edu
Disagreement in science exists in a variety of strengths, from doubt-raising articles and issues
of non-reproducibility up to raging disputes and major controversies. An often-latent form …

Unveiling microbial communities along the polyextreme physicochemical gradients of Dallol and its surroundings (Danakil depression, Afar region, Ethiopia)

J Belilla - 2020 - theses.fr
Parmi toute la diversité microbienne des trois domaines du vivant, une fraction des
microorganismes (en particulier certaines Archées) s’ est adaptée aux conditions les plus extrêmes. …