[RightWhale]

This species of life could occur on many planets. A sun is not necessary. The Milky Way could be teeming with these extremophiles.

[Registered]

1,000 feet? That translates to 5,000 toes!

[Centurion2000]

Care to place a bet about how much life Europa has under its waters?

[mhking]

"It's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it..."

[aruanan]

The deep ocean crust, the researchers said, is an immense biosphere in its own right that covers most of the Earth.

Gee, sort of reminds me of

The Deep, Hot Biosphere

[RobRoy]

>>DNA analysis of these microbes suggested they are closely related to known sulfate and nitrate "reducers" that are common in other environments<<

Sounds like nano tech.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Research Finds Life 1000 Feet Beneath Ocean Floor

In a related development today. Newly announced Presidential candiate Senator Edwards announced that he would be the champion of poor undersea life.

[eisch]

Wow, I had no idea that Bill Clinton had moved away from New York!

[Gary Boldwater]

Hopefully scientists will discover the microbes that create oil and oil will become a renewable, low cost, high quality energy source.

[VOA]

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[LiteKeeper]

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[ContentiousObjector]

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[SERE_DOC]

"This species of life could occur on many planets. A sun is not necessary."

Hence proof of your theory I respectfully submit...

Washington DC

[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic is from 2003. A link back here from DC turned up during a search for something else.

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[fso301]

Interesting but it could also be surface microbes that found their way into fractures and pores.