{"product_id":"deep-life-tullis-onstott-9780691096445","title":"Deep Life: The Hunt for the Hidden Biology of Earth, Mars, and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe thrilling quest for subsurface life on Earth and other planets\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeep Life\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers to uncharted regions deep beneath Earth's crust in search of life in extreme environments and reveals how astonishing new discoveries by geomicrobiologists are helping the quest to find life in the solar system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTullis Onstott, named one of the 100 most influential people in America by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, provides an insider's look at the pioneering fieldwork that is shining vital new light on Earth's hidden biology--a thriving subterranean biosphere that scientists once thought to be impossible. Come along on epic descents two miles underground into South African gold mines to experience the challenges that Onstott and his team had to overcome. Join them in their search for microbes in the ancient seabed below the desert floor in the American Southwest, and travel deep beneath the frozen wastelands of the Arctic tundra to discover life as it could exist on Mars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending cutting-edge science with thrilling scientific adventure, \u003ci\u003eDeep Life\u003c\/i\u003e features rare and unusual encounters with exotic life forms, including a bacterium living off radiation and a hermaphroditic troglodytic worm that has changed our understanding of how complex subsurface life can really be. This unforgettable book takes you to the absolute limits of life--the biotic fringe--where today's scientists hope to discover the very origins of life itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tullis C. Onstott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691096449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691096445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2017","brand":"Tullis C. Onstott","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946941350143,"sku":"9780691096445","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_11eb5a81-b4ed-4833-8461-34bb294024ee.jpg?v=1681515833","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/deep-life-tullis-onstott-9780691096445","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}