Subsurface microorganisms may grow slowly, but their diversity and persistence offer insights into life in extremis

T. C. Onstott, F. S. Colwell, T. L. Kieft, L. Murdoch, and T. J. Phelps

T. C. Onstott is a Professor at Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., F. S. Colwell is a Professor at Oregon State University, Corvallis, T. L. Kieft is a Professor at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, L. Murdoch is a Professor at Clemson University, Clemson, S.C., and T. J. Phelps is senior research scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Investigating electromicrobiology, researchers are learning how microbial cells communicate via nanowires and electronic signals

Gemma Reguera

Gemma Reguera is an assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing.