Carr and Student (IMAGE)

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Carr and Student

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Study author Stephanie Carr works with a student to process deep-sea samples aboard the R/V Atlantis. A recent study found that a group of unusual microbes living below the seafloor provides clues to the evolution of life on Earth, and potentially other planets.

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Beth Orcutt/Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

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