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Bacteria that use radiated water as food

10-19-2006 · EurekAlert!

Researchers from Indiana University-Bloomington and eight collaborating institutions report in this week's Science a self-sustaining community of bacteria that live in rocks 2.8 kilometers below Earth's surface. Think that's weird? The bacteria rely on radioactive uranium to convert water molecules to useable energy.

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