Scientists have discovered bacteria living underground for millions of years

Scientists have discovered a large group of underground bacteria, known as the "deep biosphere". CNN writes about it.

Zombie bacteria and other life forms live a few kilometers below the surface of the Earth. Scientists have discovered them after a decade of research that has changed the perception of life on our planet.

The detection of what was called "the underground Galapagos" was announced Tuesday by scientists from the Deep Carbon observatory ("deep carbon observatory"). The study shows that many life forms last for millions of years.

Robert Hazen, executive director of DCO, said the results are a "crown" for thousands of scientists who "opened our eyes to great prospects, I never knew."

biomass of these organisms are estimated at 15-23 billion metric tons (16.6-25.4 billion tons). It is four times less important than the number of micro-organisms living on the surface of the planet and 130 times more than the human population of the Earth.

Using state-of-the-art technologies, scientists dug 2.5 km on the seabed. and they took samples of "microbes from mines and continental wells with a depth of more than 5 km," according to a report by the Observatory.

under the surface Earth, reports in the report.

DCO Co-Chair Mitch Sogin said this discovery was related to the discovery of a new Amazon.

"The exploration of the depths resembles the study of the Amazon rainforests.

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