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Life thrives beneath Antarctic glacier
Description: Researchers have discovered a new kind of microbial life flourishing in a dark, icy-cold pool underneath an Antarctic glacier. The unique chemistry of these microbes enables them to survive harsh conditions.The finding has implications for how life might have survived on Earth during the coldest, grimmest epochs. [Source: Nature News]
URL: http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090416/full/news.2009.368.html
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Source: Nature News
Publish Date: 4/16/2009
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