Microbes Thrive in Deepest Ocean

Something about the ocean has always intrigued me, I don't know if it's the vastness of it or the very little knowledge we actually have about it but that's why I chose this article. It begins by described how in a recent study microbes have been found surviving almost 7 miles below sea level in an ocean trench called Challengers Deep. These microbes can metabolize at 1000 times greater pressure than the microbes living on the Earth's surface. Microbes degrade matter and turn them into CO2 which could really impact the ocean in a postive way. They have found it hard to study these microbes because they only live at those extreme conditions so taking them out of their natural habitat causes death for them. Unfortunatley its the scientists only know that these microbes exist, they don't know which ones they are yet, which is crucial in the understanding of how they work and their impact on that environment.
This pertains to the real work because it shows that there is more to life out there than what we already know. For all we know these microbes could be the longest surviving life on the planet and will continue to be long after we are gone. Understanding how these work and what they are can help our knowledge of how the planet we live on works.
It s very important we pay attention to the small things out there. We know that microbes can live on virtually all climates on the planet. Maybe if we understand how they do this we can understand how to prolong the life of humans and the planet.

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/34731/title/Microbes-Thrive-in-Deepest-Ocean/