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Lake Fryxell, Antarctica is permanently covered in ice, and the waters at the bottom are oxygen-free but still receive some sunlight. Scientists have discovered a thin layer of oxygen created by photosynthetic bacteria at the bottom of the lake. This could be a model for conditions on Earth 2.4 billion years ago, before oxygen became […]
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Oxygen oasis in Antarctic lake reflects Earth in the distant past
September 1st, 2015 
Awake Goy 
Posted in World News 
Tags: Antarctic lake, Earth, oxygen, thin layer, Tyler Mackey, UC Davis 
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