Welcome to the Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI), a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Science and Technology Center on the deep subseafloor biosphere. Our mission is to explore life beneath the seafloor and make transformative discoveries that advance science, benefit society, and inspire people of all ages and origins. We are a multi-institutional distributed center establishing the intellectual, educational, technological, cyber-infrastructural and collaborative framework needed for transformative experimental and exploratory research on the subseafloor biosphere. Connect with us via our mailing list, on Facebook and on our discussion forum!

 

Pele's pit trap from FEMO 2007
 
Research Activities

JOIDES Resolution photo by W. Crawford, IODP/TAMU
 
Education & Outreach

CORK photo by K. Becker, RSMAS/UM
 
Tools & Resources

What's New

C-DEBI Newsletter
May 15, 2012 Issue

BioScience Feature
Life in the Deep Biosphere

National Geographic NewsWatch
Quantum Correlations: Down There: Life Under the Sediments Under the Sea

Nature News
James Cameron Returns from the Deep

ScienceNews Feature
Deep Life: Teeming Masses of Organisms Thrive Beneath the Seafloor


Upcoming Expeditions

July 29 - August 11, 2012
Juan de Fuca Ridge Flank Hydrogeology

Apply to Sail with IODP


Next DEBI RCN Meeting

June 7-9, 2012
Ocean Crust Processes and Consequences for Life
Bremen, Germany


General Calendar

June 10-July 12, 2012
Geobiology 2012: An International Training Course in a Rapidly Evolving Field
Colorado/California, USA

June 16-19, 2012
American Society for Microbiology (ASM) General Meeting
San Francisco, California, USA


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