The secrets of deep intra-terrestrial microbes
http://web.archive.org/web/20061010081652/http://www.gmm.gu.se/groups/pedersen/popDetail.php?ID=8

Karsten Pedersen, Deep Biosphere Laboratory


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.

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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
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Biogeoscience, EcologyKeywords: endolith, 16s, rDNA, 18s