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Bacteria under ice: Some don't like it hot
Colonies of microbes have been found thriving under Swiss glaciers, opening up new possibilities for finding life on other planets.
References:
Sharp, M., et al. 1999. Widespread bacterial populations at glacier beds and their relationship to rock weathering and carbon cycling. Geology 27(February):107.
Further Readings:
Monastersky, R. 1997. Deep dwellers. Science News 151(March 29):192.
Sources:
Richard B. Alley
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Geosciences
503 Deike Building
University Park, PA 16802
Martin Sharp
University of Alberta
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E3
Canada
From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 7, February 13, 1999, p. 101. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
