Scientists
Define New Limits of Microbial Life in Undersea Volcanoes
A third of
Earth's organisms live in rocks and sediments, but their lives have been a
mystery
By some
estimates, a third of Earth's organisms live in our planet's rocks and
sediments, yet their lives are almost a complete mystery.
This week,
the work of microbiologist James Holden of the University of
Massachusetts-Amherst and colleagues shines a light into this dark world.