Candidatus Desulforudis audaxviator in Death Valley (IMAGE)

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Candidatus Desulforudis audaxviator in Death Valley

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Equipment for subsurface sampling of microbes stands in Death Valley, California. New research led by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has revealed that a group of microbes, Candidatus Desulforudis audaxviator, have been at an evolutionary standstill for millions of years.

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Photo by Duane Moser, Desert Research Institute.

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