COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Ancient Microbes Survive Beneath the Icy Surface of Antarctic Lake
Description: Researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) describe in a new publication a viable community of bacteria that ekes out a living in a dark, salty and subfreezing environment beneath nearly 20 meters of ice in one of Antarctica's most isolated lakes. The finding could have implications for the discovery of life in other extreme environments, including elsewhere in the solar system. [Source: National Science Foundation]
URL: http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=126161&org=NSF&from=news
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Source: National Science Foundation
Publish Date: 11/30/2012
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