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A deep, hot biosphere exists beneath the Earth's crust containing microbial life

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Is it true that a deep, hot biosphere exists beneath the Earth's crust containing microbial life?

Yes. Extensive scientific literature confirms the existence of a vast deep biosphere within the Earth's crust, where diverse microbial communities thrive under extreme conditions supported by chemical energy sources.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 10 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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All retrieved papers uniformly support the concept of a deep biosphere within the Earth's crust containing microbial life, ranging from foundational theoretical work to recent empirical studies of marine and continental crusts.

Evidence for · 10
Microbial activity in the marine deep biosphere: progress and prospects
2013
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Orcutt, B., LaRowe, D., Biddle, J., Colwell, F., Glazer, B., Reese, B., Kirkpatrick, J., Lapham, L. L., Mills, H., Sylvan, J., Wankel, S., & Wheat, C. G. (2013). Microbial activity in the marine deep biosphere: progress and prospects. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00189

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Biosignatures of ancient microbial life are present across the igneous crust of the Fennoscandian shield
2021
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Drake, H., Roberts, N., Reinhardt, M., Whitehouse, M., Ivarsson, M., Karlsson, A., Kooijman, E., & Kielman-Schmitt, M. (2021). Biosignatures of ancient microbial life are present across the igneous crust of the Fennoscandian shield. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00170-2

Editorial: Geomicrobes: Life in Terrestrial Deep Subsurface
2017
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Bomberg, M. & Ahonen, L. (2017). Editorial: Geomicrobes: Life in Terrestrial Deep Subsurface. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00103

A New Frontier for Palaeobiology: Earth's Vast Deep Biosphere.
2019
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McMahon, S. & Ivarsson, M. (2019). A New Frontier for Palaeobiology: Earth's Vast Deep Biosphere.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.201900052

The deep, hot biosphere.
1992
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Gold, T. (1992). The deep, hot biosphere.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.89.13.6045

Under the sea: microbial life in volcanic oceanic crust.
2011
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Edwards, K. J., Wheat, C. G., & Sylvan, J. B. (2011). Under the sea: microbial life in volcanic oceanic crust.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro2647

In situ Detection of Microbial Life in the Deep Biosphere in Igneous Ocean Crust.
2015
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Salas, E. C., Bhartia, R., Anderson, L., Hug, W. F., Reid, R. D., Iturrino, G., & Edwards, K. J. (2015). In situ Detection of Microbial Life in the Deep Biosphere in Igneous Ocean Crust.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01260

Low Energy Subsurface Environments as Extraterrestrial Analogs.
2018
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Jones, R. M., Goordial, J. M., & Orcutt, B. N. (2018). Low Energy Subsurface Environments as Extraterrestrial Analogs.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01605

Microbial Abundance and Diversity in Subsurface Lower Oceanic Crust at Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge.
2021
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Wee, S. Y., Edgcomb, V. P., Beaudoin, D., Yvon-Lewis, S., & Sylvan, J. B. (2021). Microbial Abundance and Diversity in Subsurface Lower Oceanic Crust at Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01519-21

Hydrogeological controls on microbial activity and habitability in the Precambrian continental crust.
2024
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Song, M., Warr, O., Telling, J., & Lollar, B. S. (2024). Hydrogeological controls on microbial activity and habitability in the Precambrian continental crust.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/gbi.12592

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All retrieved papers uniformly support the concept of a deep biosphere within the Earth's crust containing microbial life, ranging from foundational theoretical work to recent empirical studies of marine and continental crusts.

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