New scientist article
Oct. 21st, 2008 02:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Nuclear powered bacteria have been found in a goldmine. Analysis shows that they get their energy from the radioactive decay of uranium in the surrounding rocks. It extracts carbon from dissolved carbon dioxide and fixes nitrogen, which comes from the surrounding rocks.
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Date: 2008-10-21 02:16 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-10-21 02:37 pm (UTC)You can read the original research paper here
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Date: 2008-10-24 02:34 pm (UTC).ac.uk
. In any case, my criticism was more aimed at the New Scientist article, not your reporting of it!no subject
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Date: 2008-10-24 02:27 pm (UTC)Would you post anything interesting that you hear at the lecture? I would be interested in other people's views on this topic.
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Date: 2008-10-24 11:57 pm (UTC)