October 25, 2012 New Seafloor Bacteria Discovered, Built like
Undersea Electric Cables By Colleen Lynch An undersea mystery
has finally been solved, but the answer is almost a mystery in
itself. Researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark have
discovered that areas of the seafloor which were strangely able
to conduct electric currents are actually fueled by undiscovered
multicellular bacteria. Electricity underwater seems impossible,
but nature has proven time and again that humanity’s assumptions
are generally laughable--this bacteria finding marks the case
and point. The electrically charged species of bacteria lives in
the mud of the seafloor, acting in a sense as living electrical
cables, despite being surrounded by water, which is obviously
not the greatest conductor. Aarhus University researchers became
aware of the conundrum three years ago, and have spent their
time in a search of the source of the seemingly impossible
current. Initially they began the search by looking for a way to
shut the current