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Iceland Discovery Promotes Martian Life Hypotheses

nusratt writes "This nature.com article reports research presented at the Bioastronomy 2004 conference in Reykjavik, Iceland. 'Scientists have discovered a community of bacteria living in the lake beneath an Icelandic glacier. The chilly world provides a model of Martian terrain and may boost speculation about the red planet's potential inhabitants. This is the first unequivocal example of life in a subglacial lake. The bacteria were definitely not introduced from above'."

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  1. Re:hmmmm by DarkElf109 · · Score: 4, Funny

    They're very well-read bacteria, if that's the case

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