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Life in Deep Earth totals 15 to 23 billion tons of carbon -- hundreds of times more than humans
- December 11, 2018
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Barely living 'zombie' bacteria and other forms of life constitute an immense amount of carbon deep within Earth's subsurface -- 245 to 385 times greater than the carbon mass of all humans on the surface, according to Deep Carbon Observatory scientists nearing the end of a 10-year international collaboration to reveal Earth's innermost secrets.
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"Life in Deep Earth totals 15 to 23 billion tons of carbon -- hundreds of times more than humans", MachPrinciple, December 11, 2018, https://machprinciple.com/post/Life-in-Deep-Earth-totals-15-to-23-billion-tons-of-carbon----hundreds-of-times-more-than-humans
