Adopt a Microbe From the Deep
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By , on July 21st, 2010 One comment   Carnivals & Link Love, Microbes   , , , , , ,  

As part of the Expedition 327 of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program aboard the ocean drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution, Adopt a Microbe is unleashed! From the website… The project in a nutshell: Adopt a microbe from the deep biosphere. Get to know your microbe through exciting weekly activities. Submit your weekly projects online to qualify . . . → Read More: Adopt a Microbe From the Deep

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Great Abyssal Diversity Among the Microscopic
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By , on January 19th, 2010 One comment   Ecology, Microbes, New Research, Organisms   , , , , , ,  

An area the size of a coffee table on the deep-sea floor would yield hundreds of species. A few species would dominate with numbers in the 10-100′s. Yet most would be rare represented by a single lone individual. These latter species are the “rare biosphere” and one of the most conspicuous phenomena of the deep . . . → Read More: Great Abyssal Diversity Among the Microscopic

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Thriving In Extreme Conditions
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By , on April 13th, 2009 Leave a comment   Adaptations, Biology, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Microbes, New Research, Organisms, Scientist!, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

A mineral chimney and microbe mats on the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico. Mineral chimneys are associated with sea vents that release oil and gas. The microbe mats are lying on sediments next to the mineral chimney. Credit: Ian MacDonald, Texas A&M University …takes more than a Red Bull. You got to have . . . → Read More: Thriving In Extreme Conditions

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Deep-Sea Organisms Are Invading
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By , on December 19th, 2006 2 comments   Cephalopods, Organisms   , , , ,  

In the first wave attack ordered by the Squid Overlords, deep-sea microbes will invade the air. As you already know the second wave attack will be flesh eating sponges. Image from Octopus Pulp