Does anything live in the Dead Sea?

peanuts

no see http://www.hillmanwonders.com/dead_sea/dead_sea.htm Jan 04 03, 8:23 PM

Bennett

Here is a useful link, it is called the Dead Sea because nothing lives in or near it. http://www.extremescience.com/DeadSea.htm Jan 04 03, 8:48 PM

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The Dead Sea is a large lake, partly in Israel and partly in Jordan, lying 394 m/1,293 ft below sea level it is the lowest surface point on earth with an area of 1,020 sq km/394 sq mi. The chief river entering it is the Jordan it has no outlet and the water is very salty (340 g of salt per litre of water). The sea is not, however, completely dead. Dunaliella parva, a single-celled green alga, and a group of halophilic (salt-loving) Archaea are found here. In 1998, three species of fungi were discovered to be living in the Dead Sea. One of the species is new to science and cannot survive without salt. http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0000826.html Jan 04 03, 9:27 PM

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Dead Sea is not dead, according to recent research by a local chemical engineering expert. Dr Sadeq Omeish of the Amman Engineering and Technology College said there are 12 different kinds of algae's and bacteria living in the Dead Sea. He said these are effective in not only treating cancer but preventing other diseases related to the heart, blood vessels, kidneys and eyes among other things. http://star.arabia.com/article/0,5596,135_3430,00.html Jan 04 03, 9:30 PM

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