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Duane Moser in South African Gold Mine

Caption: Images at http://www.carnegieinstitution.org/otherworldly_bacteria/
About two miles below the ground in a South African gold mine, co-author Duane Moser stands next to the fracture zone (white area) where the one-of-a-kind bacteria were found.

Credit: Images courtesy Li-Hung Lin and Duane Moser

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