Microorganisms Colonize Gypsum Rock (IMAGE)

U.S. Army Research Laboratory

Microorganisms Colonize Gypsum Rock

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Microorganisms (highlighted in green) colonize gypsum rock (highlighted in purple) to extract water from it. An Army-funded project showed how microorganisms are able to eke out an existence by extracting water from the rocks they colonize.

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Courtesy David Kisailus, University of California - Irvine)

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