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Scientists discover 100-million-year-old bacteria under South Pacific seafloor – ABC News
Underneath the blue waters of the South Pacific, researchers make a startling discovery which proves “there is no limit to life” on Earth.
Scientists have revived bacteria which survived more than 100 million years laying dormant on the seafloor.
- The microbes were present in clay samples about 74.5 metres under the seafloor, below 5.7 km of water
- Geomicrobiologist Yuki Morono incubated the microbes for up to 557 days in a secure laboratory setting
- The microbes were aerobic requiring oxygen to live and oxygen was present in the sediment samples
The microbes, spanning 10 major and numerous minor gr…
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