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LC–MS Analysis of Rock Cores
Microbial life is possible within the Earth’s mantle, according to new research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences High performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS) analysis of rock cores sampled from the Iberian plate margin (off the coast of Spain and Portugal) revealed the presence of lipid biomarkers indicative of microbial communities present beneath the seafloor more than 100 million years ago. |
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