Development of an Interdisciplinary Program for Deep Biosphere Research on the Ocean Drillship JOIDES Resolution

这项提议旨在为微生物界探索和充分描述海洋沉积物和岩石结壳的深层生物圈提供坚实的基础。该提案的直接目的是促进在海洋钻探船JOIDES RESOLUTION上制定一个永久性的微生物学计划。这项提议的资金将使美国微生物界能够全面参与世界上唯一的持续深海钻探计划。以莱克森和微生物界最低的成本，这次参与将提供无与伦比的机会，获得无与伦比的沉积和地壳微生物栖息地的多样性。

This proposal is designed to provide a strong foundation for the microbiological community to explore and fully characterize the deep biosphere of oceanic sediments and rocky crust. The direct purpose of the proposal is to facilitate the development of a permanent microbiology program on the ocean drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution. Funding of this proposal will allow the U.S. microbiological community to fuly participate in the world's only continuous deep-ocean drilling program. At minimal cost to LExEn and the microbiology community, this participation will provide unparalleled access to an unmatched diversity of sedimentary and crustal microbial habitats.