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Astrobiologists Search For Alien Life And Help Life On Earth In The Process

by Keith Cowing

On Earth, life thrives in some of the most seemingly inhospitable environments.

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Distinct Microbial Communities Within and On Seep Carbonates Support Long-term Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane and Novel pMMO Diversity

by Keith Cowing

At methane seeps worldwide, syntrophic anaerobic methane-oxidizing archaea and sulfate-reducing bacteria (ANME-SRB) promote carbonate precipitation and rock formation, acting as methane and carbon sink.

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