Extremophiles

Dry can also be a problem due to dehydration of cells.

These problems are compounded in the Antarctic dry valleys, where it is extremely cold (-40 C) and there is no snow or precipitation.

http://www.tamug.edu/labb/Projects/Weddell/McM2001/Sound/Antarctic_Continent.htm

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