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University of Wisconsin-Madison

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This transition, from solid bedrock to pulverized rock in subsoil, probably occurs on land around the globe. A new study from UW-Madison scientists shows bacteria's critical role at the beginning of soil formation.

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Stephanie Napieralski

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