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Looking for life in all the worst places

Researchers find complex microbial communities in one of the coldest spots on Earth—inside the permanent ice on Antarctic lakes.

References:

Priscu, J.C, et al. 1998. Perennial Antarctic lake ice: An oasis for life in a polar desert. Science 280(June 26):2095.

Psenner, R., and B. Sattler. 1998. Life at the freezing point. Science 280(June 26):2073.

Sources:

Stephen Giovannoni
Oregon State University
Department of Microbiology
Corvallis, OR 97331

Roland Psenner
Innsbruck University
Institute of Zoology and Limnology
A-6020 Innsbruck
Austria

Birgit Sattler
Innsbruck University
Institute of Zoology and Limnology
A-6020 Innsbruck
Austria

 

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