Życie w ekstremalnych warunkach
Life in extreme environment

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the extreme environmental conditions of life, namely the low and high temperatures, hot climate of desert, cold climate North and South Poles, conditions of deep water of oceans. There are the examptes of special ecosystems as the Vida lake in Antarctica, hydrothermal vents, or geysers. The living organisms, particularly the microorganisms, evolved in these conditions have developed specific features. Cosmic sources of life on Earth has also been taken into consideration in the article.

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