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Searching for microbes in Wind Cave

In 2002 a microbiologist started a project to look for DNA (an indicator of microbial activity) in the corrosion residue and manganese deposits in Wind Cave.
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Wind Cave is one of the longest caves in the world and has an amazing amount of a rare cave formation called boxwork.
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Last Updated: January 21, 2008 at 16:05 EST