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Microbes Deep under Seafloor Reflect Ancient Land Origins

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Microbial Life in Deep Seafloor Coal Bed

Researchers investigate microbial life in a coal bed deep below the seafloor near Japan, revealing that these deeply-buried undersea microbes are descendants of ones that survived when their terrestrial habitat became flooded millions of years ago.

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