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Scientific American

October 1, 1996

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Microbes Deep Inside the Earth

Recently discovered microorganisms that dwell within the earth's crust could reveal clues to the origin of life

By James K. Fredrickson & Tullis C. Onstott

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Tullis C. Onstott is a professor of geosciences at Princeton University, His new book, titled "Deep Life: The Hunt for the Hidden Biology of Earth, Mars, and Beyond," has just been published by Princeton University Press

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 275 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “Microbes Deep Inside the Earth” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 275 No. 4 (), p. 68
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1096-68
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