Dark Life: Martian Nanobacteria, Rock-eating Cave Bugs, and Other Extreme Organisms of Inner Earth and Outer Space
- ISBN-10
- 0684841916
- ISBN-13
- 9780684841915
- Category
- Extreme environments
- Pages
- 287
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Michael Ray Taylor
Description
A veteran caver who routinely explores the inner reaches of the earth offers readers a glimpse into this dark world where microbes that live without sunlight and typical food sources may change our views on evolution.
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