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If an astronaut dies in space, could their body eventually go on to spread microbes to other planets ?
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750 million-year-old fossils have revealed evidence of a deadly microbe with vampiric tendencies.
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Scientists have identified traces of methane inside space rocks that are thought to have come from Mars.
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New research has emphasized the remarkable persistence of life even in the cold vacuum of space.
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A geobiologist has identified structures on Mars that she believes were created by microbial life.
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The world's deepest ever marine drilling expedition has uncovered signs of life in the 'deep biosphere'.
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The discovery could mean that there is a chance of finding life on other worlds such as Titan.
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The first ever 'semi-synthetic' micro-organism is very different from all other life on Earth.
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The foul-smelling single-celled microbes are believed to have lived more than 3.5 billion years ago.