Subterranean Life
- 7 February 1997
- journal article
- perspective
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 275 (5301) , 789-790
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.275.5301.789
Abstract
A surprising array of subterranean microorganisms can be found living in a variety of geological formations. In his Perspective, Ghiorse reports on a recent meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on subsurface microbiology. Among the exciting topics being discussed in this field are new hypotheses on origins and long-term survival of microbial life in deep crustal rocks, subsurface ecosystems supported by chemosynthetic primary production, and the possibility of new sources of industrially important organisms.Keywords
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