...Oregon State University microbiologist. In a report published Friday in the journal Science, Oregon State oceanographer Martin Fisk and Giovannoni say they found traces of DNA in tiny channels or tracks cut through basalt taken from the bottoms of...

...investigates the potential for life on other planets. "Without that paper I wouldn't be working in this field," said Martin Fisk, a marine geologist who studies how bacteria survive under the sea floor, partly because their harsh environment may...