After her initial test run, she cultured a regular sample, as well as the shocked sample so she could compare them side by ...

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A super-tough microbe may be able to survive being blasted from Mars into space—opening the door to interplanetary life transfer.

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.

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