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Published online 3 March 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050228-14
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Deep-sea mission finds life in the Lost City
Chalky spires in the Atlantic depths play host to primitive archaea.
The towering limestone chimneys of Lost City, a unique field of hydrothermal vents deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean, are packed with unusual life forms, say scientists.
Five years ago, a team of US and Swiss researchers stumbled upon this system of seafloor geysers while studying an underwater mountain.
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