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by mapt 501 days ago
One of the inputs to this that has shifted recently is that scientists are finding it difficult to locate a core sample of solid rock, anywhere, that is completely sterile. It seems like ecology percolates through almost anything in the crust with pore spaces and a temperature under or at 100C or so.

That shift from "Opportunities for life" being measured based on surface area to volume is dramatic.