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Deep Life: The Hunt for the Hidden Biology of Earth, Mars, and Beyond
Tullis C. Onstott
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Description for Deep Life: The Hunt for the Hidden Biology of Earth, Mars, and Beyond
Hardback. BIC Classification: RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Deep Life takes readers to uncharted regions deep beneath Earth's crust in search of life in extreme environments and reveals how astonishing new discoveries by geomicrobiologists are helping the quest to find life in the solar system. Tullis Onstott, named one of the 100 most influential people in America by Time magazine, provides an insider's look at the pioneering fieldwork that is shining vital new light on Earth's hidden biology--a thriving subterranean biosphere that scientists once thought to be impossible. Come along on epic descents two miles underground into South African gold mines to experience the challenges that Onstott ... Read more
Deep Life takes readers to uncharted regions deep beneath Earth's crust in search of life in extreme environments and reveals how astonishing new discoveries by geomicrobiologists are helping the quest to find life in the solar system. Tullis Onstott, named one of the 100 most influential people in America by Time magazine, provides an insider's look at the pioneering fieldwork that is shining vital new light on Earth's hidden biology--a thriving subterranean biosphere that scientists once thought to be impossible. Come along on epic descents two miles underground into South African gold mines to experience the challenges that Onstott ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691096445
SKU
V9780691096445
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About Tullis C. Onstott
Tullis C. Onstott is professor of geosciences at Princeton University. He lives in Stockton, New Jersey.
Reviews for Deep Life: The Hunt for the Hidden Biology of Earth, Mars, and Beyond
Onstott so beautifully conveys his excitement that laypeople and scientists alike will find [Deep Life] a worthwhile read.
Publishers Weekly Deep Life tackles one of the most mysterious, sexiest questions in science today: Is there life beyond Earth? ... Onstott's argument is both profound
we can't understand life on other planets without understanding life on our own
and surprising, pleasing any ... Read more
Publishers Weekly Deep Life tackles one of the most mysterious, sexiest questions in science today: Is there life beyond Earth? ... Onstott's argument is both profound
we can't understand life on other planets without understanding life on our own
and surprising, pleasing any ... Read more