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Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted in 2021, and again in August 2022, giving scientists like those in BU biologist Jeffrey Marlow’s lab—including PhD student Peter Schroedl (foreground)—the perfect opportunity to conduct research on the beginning of microbial life.

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