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Oil recovered from 3,000 meters beneath Alaska and the North Sea has yielded specialized bacteria capable of thriving in 100[degrees]C temperatures and pressures of about 450 atmospheres, evidence that life on Earth may include life deep inside Earth as well, concludes Karl O. Stetter of the University of Regensburg The University of Regensburg, situated in Regensburg, in Bavaria, Germany, was founded on July 18 1962 by the Bavarian parliament. Bavaria's fourth university saw its first lectures during the 1967-68 winter semester , initially housing a faculty of Law and Business Sciences as  in Germany. The microbes do not need oxygen and produce hydrogen sulfide hydrogen sulfide, chemical compound, H2S, a colorless, extremely poisonous gas that has a very disagreeable odor, much like that of rotten eggs. It is slightly soluble in water and is soluble in carbon disulfide. , Stetter's group reports in the Oct. 21 NATURE. He suspects that seawater seawater

Water that makes up the oceans and seas. Seawater is a complex mixture of 96.5% water, 2.5% salts, and small amounts of other substances. Much of the world's magnesium is recovered from seawater, as are large quantities of bromine.
 injected in·ject·ed
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1. Of or relating to a substance introduced into the body.

2. Of or relating to a blood vessel that is visibly distended with blood.



injected

1. introduced by injection.

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 into the fields to recover more oil introduced the bacteria to this environment.
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Title Annotation:microbes living 3,000 meters under Alaska and North Sea
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Date:Nov 6, 1993
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