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World First Study Sheds Light On Why Microbes In The Deep Ocean Live Without Sunlight

by Keith Cowing

A world first study reverses the idea that the bulk of life in the ocean is fuelled by photosynthesis via sunshine, revealing that many ocean microbes in fact get their […]

Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

Magnetic Foraminifera Thrive In The Mariana Trench

by Keith Cowing

Unicellular magnetic microorganisms include magnetotactic bacteria and some protist species. Although magnetosome magnetite in bacteria (prokaryotes) is well studied, little is known regarding the characteristics and origin of magnetic minerals […]

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