[ RadSafe ] isolated community of bacteria nearly two miles underground that derives all of its energy from the decay of radioactive rocks

[ROY HERREN]

http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S16/13/72E53/index.xml?section=newsreleases
   
  Two miles underground, strange bacteria are found thriving  A Princeton-led research group has discovered an isolated community of bacteria nearly two miles underground that derives all of its energy from the decay of radioactive rocks rather than from sunlight. According to members of the team, the finding suggests life might exist in similarly extreme conditions even on other worlds....(The full text of the article is available at 
  http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S16/13/72E53/index.xml?section=newsreleases
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Roy Herren
 		
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