Jim Kling (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} jkling) wrote,@ 2008-03-17 16:14:00 |
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An article that I wrote for NASA's astrobiology portal is now up, about a researcher working with ice taken from just above Antarctica's Lake Vostok. Lake Vostok is buried beneath two miles of ice, but remains liquid probably due to hydrothermal vents. The ice accreted to the surface of the lake, where it was retrieved by an expedition in the late 90s. The ice contains trapped bacteria, which scientists would like to study as a window into Lake Vostok's sunless ecosystem.
