'Casar and her colleagues have visited the former Homestake Mine at least twice a year for many years. Every time they return, they encounter enigmatic microbes that have never been successfully grown in a labo­ratory and species that have not yet been named. Their studies are part of a collaborative effort whose leaders include Magdalena Osburn, a professor at Northwestern University and a prominent member of the relatively new field known as geomicrobiology.'

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/magazine/earth-geomicrobiology-microbes.html