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Deep Sea DNA Discovered From Fossils Of Ancient Single-Celled Creatures.

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Huffington Post

Publication Date
2013-05-09

In the middle of the South Atlantic, there's a patch of sea almost devoid of life. There are no birds, few fish, not even much plankton. But researchers report that they've found buried treasure under the empty waters: ancient DNA hidden in the muck of the sea floor, which lies 5000 meters below the waves.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/08/deep-sea-dna-fossils-single-celled_n_3237155.html?ir=Science