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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: microbes

microbes stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - We're not alone. A new study by the National Institutes of Health estimates that 1,000 different species of bacteria inhabit our skin, reports the Los Angeles Times. Some specialize in the terrain of the armpit or the belly button, while others prefer drier (and less populated) locales such as... More »

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bacteria • skin cells • National Institutes of Health • microbes

(Newser) - Scientists have discovered an Antarctic ecosystem of microorganisms cut off from light and oxygen for as many as 2 million years, the Guardian reports. The microbes, living under one-third of a mile of ice, in a 14-degree lake four times as salty as seawater, give researchers clues to how life... More »

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evolution • Antarctica • oxygen • microorganisms • freezing temperatures • microbes • outer space • photosynthesis • salt water

 Scientists Hatch Round-Trip
 Mission to Mars
 

Unmanned spacecraft would bring back rocks and possibly microscopic life

Jul 14, 08 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Before scientists can put a man on Mars, they first need to figure out how to get a mission back to Earth, reports the Guardian. An international team is doing just that—developing an $8 billion mission to travel to Mars and return with rock samples and possibly microscopic life.... More »

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NASA • Mars • European Space Agency • space travel • microbes • Martian • outer space • red planet

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