Scientist in Residence: Beth Orcutt – “There is More to the Marine Subsurface than Sediments”
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By , on July 19th, 2011 Leave a comment   Geology, Microbes, Scientist!   , , , , ,  

Beth is an U.S. postdoc scientist at the Center for Geomicrobiology in Denmark studying tiny microbes that live at the bottom of the ocean and their role in global processes. You can check out her website to learn more about her work. Greetings, lovers of the ocean depths! I sheepishly pop my head back in . . . → Read More: Scientist in Residence: Beth Orcutt – “There is More to the Marine Subsurface than Sediments”

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Finding Life Where the Sun Don’t Shine
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By , on November 21st, 2010 Leave a comment   Environmental Sciences, Evolution, Geology, Microbes, New Research, New Species, Uncategorized   , , , , , , , ,  

Map of the Altantis Massif showing the locations of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expeditions 304 and 305, Hole 1309D (yellow circle) and the Lost City Hydrothermal Field (green circle). From Mason et al. 2010 A flurry of new research is redefining our views on where life resides on Earth. The biosphere is the zone . . . → Read More: Finding Life Where the Sun Don’t Shine

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