by Christoph — Cyanobac­te­ria of the genus Chro­oco­cci­diop­sis are known to sur­vive harsh en­vi­ron­men­tal con­di­tions, high and low tem­pe­ra­tures, ion­izing ra­dia­tion, and high sa­li­ni­ty. Add re­sist­an­ce to de­hy­dra­tion or, in the ex­treme form, de­sic­ca­tion and you have a se­ri­ous chal­len­ger of Dei­no­coc­cus to the ti­tle "champ­ion of re­sil­ience". Like the lat­ter, Chro­oco­cci­diop­sis is ea­si­ly found in the Ata­ca­ma de­sert...