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Ancient Microbes Spring to Life After 100 Million Years Under the Seafloor – Gizmodo Australia
Scientists have revived microbes found deep beneath the seafloor in 100-million-year-old sediment, dramatically expanding our view of where life exists on Earth and for how long. An international team of scientists led by geomicrobiologist Yuki Morono from th…
Scientists have revived microbes found deep beneath the seafloor in 100-million-year-old sediment, dramatically expanding our view of where life exists on Earth and for how long.
An international team of scientists led by geomicrobiologist Yuki Morono from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology has revived microbes pulled from energy-poor seafloor sediments dated to 101.5 million years ago. Under laboratory conditions, these microbes sprung back to life, munching on food and m…
