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Patches of Mars sub-surface could contain water and sustain a rudimentary form of life, such as martian microbes.
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Mysterious organisms in the dark depths of the ocean are converting carbon dioxide into a form useful for life.
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Now a new research has indicated that life came from an interstellar origin.
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A new species of microbe may be consuming the oil spilled in the Gulf, says a new study.
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Bacteria common to spacecraft sent from the Earth may be able to survive the harsh environs of Mars, long enough to contaminate it with terrestrial life, research says.
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If the Census Bureau thinks it has its hands full counting Americans, imagine what scientists are up against in trying to tally every living thing in the ocean, including microbes so small they seem invisible.
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 18:58
Earthly microbes can survive the harsh environment of Mars given a little protection, Italian astronomers have claimed.
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The Earth is estimated to have about a nonillion (10 to the power 30) microbes in, on, around and under it, comprised of an unknown but very large number of distinct species.
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