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The deep hot biosphere / Thomas Gold ; foreword by Freeman Dyson

This volume presents a theory that a vast microbial biosphere exists deep within the Earth's crust, sustained by primordial hydrocarbons rather than fossil fuels. It explores the implications for the origins of life and the availability of global energy resources.

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