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Was There Life On Mars?

SEP 05, 2019
Bacteria in one of the most extreme places on Earth point toward past life on Mars.
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Was There Life on Mars?

(Inside Science) -- When Brian Hyneck and his team went to one of the most extreme environments on Earth, they didn’t expect to find life. But they did. And the bacteria they found may point to past life in the rocks on Mars.

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