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The Mariana Trench is located in the Western Pacific Ocean; it’s deeper than Mount Everest is tall and remains one of the biggest mysteries on Earth. Humanity officially has more information about Mars than it does about this part of our own planet, study lead Xiao-Hua Zhang explained. Mariana Trench (about 36,000 ft down) and discovered a new group of bacteria that degrades hydrocarbons, which are the primary components in substances like natural gas and petroleum.
This category of bacteria isn’t new — these microorganisms are found in many places and contribute to the degradation of oil that results from things like oil spills. However, The study found that the Mariana Trench is home to the highest proportion of these microorganisms on Earth.
What, exactly, is this deep sea bacteria feeding on? The researchers found biologically-produced hydrocarbons in ocean sediment from the trench’s bottom, as well as in the sea water around 19,600ft below the surface. The scientists suspect the hydrocarbons can be found in water at lower depths, as well. This is the first time these hydrocarbons have been found in microbes at that depth.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday April 15 2019, @02:48AM (7 children)
We're looking for a politician eating bacteria.
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Monday April 15 2019, @02:55AM (3 children)
Then I'm not you're guy. Because I'm a Germophobe. Possibly the biggest Germophobe you've ever seen in your entire life!!!
(Score: 0, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 15 2019, @04:34AM (1 child)
Why do you hate America?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 15 2019, @11:53AM
He doesn't hate America. He's just using it to get a profit. There is a difference.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 15 2019, @12:20PM
you're doing it wrong. obviously if you could read between the lines it's not about NOT letting people who will work cheap into a capitalistic country but the problem is REGISTERING them.
usa NEEDS cheap labour so all the smart university trained monkeys can come up with new ideas that can be manufactured (cheaply) in factories for the betterment of mankind ...
simply said, profit originates by exploiting labour but first something has to be manufactured ... with cheap labour. there's no other way and all book keeping acrobatics originating at wallstreet will not solve the usa debt problem. ofc there's always the possibility of a "calculation" arms race where the debtor has more calculation power to keep track of the debt then the creditor has calculation power to verify the owed debt. and maybe thats why the super nation computers are build? ^_^
(Score: 4, Touché) by Hartree on Monday April 15 2019, @04:35AM (2 children)
"We're looking for a politician eating bacteria. "
Give the wee beasties a break. There are some things that just aren't fit to eat even for them.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 15 2019, @03:01PM (1 child)
Start them off on a diet of lawyers then transition them to politicians.
(Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Tuesday April 16 2019, @01:11AM
But what will the superbugs eat AFTER the politicians and liars....err....lawyers are all gone?
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