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Microbes discovered in Antarctic lake broaden possibilities for extraterrestrial life [VIDEO]

Bacteria discovered 2,600 feet below Earth’s surface could thrive elsewhere in the solar system.

Microbes discovered in Antarctic lake broaden possibilities for extraterrestrial life [VIDEO]

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Science Recorder | Julie Capuano | Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Scientists drilling in Lake Whillans, a remote body of water buried 2,600 feet below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, have discovered evidence of living bacteria. The water samples were first removed from the ice sheet at 6:20am on Monday, January 28, by the U.S. research team Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling, or WISSARD... To continue reading, subscribe to Science Recorder today.

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