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Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Researchers making a genetic analysis of microbes living at a fracking site have uncovered some surprises. The scientists reported that they found very few genetic biomarkers for archaea, a domain of single-celled species found in high-salt environments and hot springs. Instead, they found many more for species that derive from bacteria. The team also reported that they found the populations of microbes changed dramatically over a...