Earth's highest microbial life found around volcanic vents in Atacama Desert

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Washington, June 20 : A team of scientists has found that the highest microbial life on Earth appears to be in South America, around vents near the rim of the Socompa volcano, which sits on the border between Argentina and Chile in the Atacama Desert.

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