This Deep Biosphere Laboratory website presents an image-rich introductory overview of life in the deep biosphere. It addresses: what is a microbe, how deep do they live, how do deep rock microbes survive, and connections between these microbes and the origins of life.
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Within Rock, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Evolution, Microbiology, Astrobiology Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8) Extreme Environments: Anoxic, Extremely Hot Topics: Biosphere:Evolution, Ecology:Habitats:Within Rock, Biosphere:Biogeochemistry, Microbiology, Ecology:Habitats:Terrestrial, Biosphere:AstrobiologyKeywords: endolith, 16s, rDNA, 18s
