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Antarctic Lake Vostok 'might have fish'


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There could be some complex animals living in Lake Vostok, which lies close to 4km below Antarctica's ice sheet.

The possibility is raised by scientists who have sifted genetic material in ice drilled from close to Vostok's surface.

They found signatures for organisms such as bacteria that are often associated with marine molluscs, crustaceans and even fish.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-23230864

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There could be some complex animals living in Lake Vostok, which lies close to 4km below Antarctica's ice sheet.

The possibility is raised by scientists who have sifted genetic material in ice drilled from close to Vostok's surface.

They found signatures for organisms such as bacteria that are often associated with marine molluscs, crustaceans and even fish.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-23230864

Interesting find. So there is eitehr prehistoric marin life or the lake is connected to the ocean in some way?

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There has been life found in other places thought impossible to support life.

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I was just reading about this online. Very interesting. I wonder how the Oxygen cycle must work down there. Probably not a lot of chlorophyll down there.

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Micro life forsure complex life other than plant not so much

re think maybe some heat vents hmmm

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