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How Microbes Use Earth’s Ancient Carbon

by Keith Cowing

Hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor release carbon dioxide that is many million years old. This old carbon originates from the Earth’s interior, and it escapes either directly from the […]

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Even Inactive Hydrothermal Smokers Are Densely Colonized By Microbial Communities

by Keith Cowing

With its high pressure, darkness and nutrient deficiency, the deep sea is generally not a hospitable place. But in the presence of heat and a rich influx of energy-rich fluids, […]

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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 […]

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