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• Tectonic Pump Mechanism Returns Million-Year-Old Subseafloor Microbes to Surface for Evolutionary Reactivation

  Published: Apr 18, 2026

  Section: Research

  Research presented at the 2026 SSA Annual Meeting suggests that tectonic activity in subduction zones acts as a "pump" for deep-buried microorganisms. By driving fluid flow through...