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News Release 12-220
Ancient Microbes Survive Beneath the Icy Surface of Antarctic Lake
Findings related to microbe metabolism could have significance for the search for life in other worlds
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Members of the 2010 Lake Vida expedition team Peter Doran, Chris Fritsen and Jay Kyne drill an ice core from the lake.
Credit: Emanuele Kuhn, DRI
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