Extremophiles

&nbsp Extremophiles are bacteria and single-cell organisms that exist in harsh conditions, what many would be consider impossible to live conditions, to the point that some scientists are now open to the hypothesis that there are bacteria capable of flourishing in the vacuum of space though researchers have not yet figured a way to test for the existence of such creatures.

TYPES

There are various types of extremophiles include creatures that thrive in excessive dryness, acidity, heat, cold and wet, pressure, as well as radiation.

The type that can survive high radiation environments is called Deinococcus radiodurans and tests have shown it is capable of surviving within a fission or fusion reactor. Radiodurans has been studied for two centuries but because of its preferred environment, successful research has been limited. Many believe its existence and genetics can help with deep-space research as well as human genetic modification in the hopes of eradicating all forms of cancer, but also to enhance survivability in off-world mining, interstellar exploration, and the usual military applications (resistance to microwave and radioactive weaponry)