Newly Discovered Iron-breathing Species Have Lived In Cold Isolation For Millions Of Years
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 22:28
in Biology & Nature
A reservoir of briny liquid buried deep beneath an Antarctic glacier supports hardy microbes that have lived in isolation for millions of years, researchers report in the journal Science. The discovery of life is in a place where cold, darkness, and lack of oxygen would previously have led scientists to believe nothing could survive.