MICROBIOLOGY: Weight of the World on Microbes' Shoulders

doi:10.1126/science.295.5559.1444b

Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology

Account Information

Guest Alerts | Access Rights | My Account | Sign In

Site Navigation

Article Views

Article Tools

My Science

More Information

Related Jobs from ScienceCareers

Science 22 February 2002:
Vol. 295. no. 5559, pp. 1444 - 1445
DOI: 10.1126/science.295.5559.1444b

Prev | Table of Contents | Next

News of the Week

MICROBIOLOGY:
Weight of the World on Microbes' Shoulders

Jennifer Couzin

On page 1514, researchers report crushing microbes beneath the equivalent of a 160-kilometer column of water--and showing that some of them can actually survive. To some microbiologists this suggests that similar organisms might survive the high-pressure environments of other celestial bodies, like Jupiter's moon Europa.

Read the Full Text

The editors suggest the following Related Resources on Science sites:

In Science Magazine

REPORTS Microbial Activity at Gigapascal Pressures: Anurag Sharma, James H. Scott, George D. Cody, Marilyn L. Fogel, Robert M. Hazen, Russell J. Hemley, and Wesley T. Huntress (22 February 2002)
Science 295 (5559), 1514. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1068018]
| Abstract » | Full Text » | PDF » | Supplemental Data »

To Advertise | Find Products

You have reached the bottom of the page. Back to top

Site Tools

Site Search

Account Information