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2-bn-year-old rock harbors living microbes, rewrites life's history (interestingengineering.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I don't recall as it was mentioned by someone in passing (and stuck with me) but I can tell you that the rocks they were in are exceptionally iron rich, which is why the mine was there.

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