tiny frozen microbe could be link to extra-terrestrial life


	tiny frozen microbe could be link to extra-terrestrial life

doodleicious

6-16-2009 10:02 AM

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a new bacteria that has ben named Herminilimonas glacei, found in the heart of Greenland- trapped under more than 3 km beneath the ice may hold significant clues regarding what life forms may exist on other planets- according to a team of scientists from Penn. State University

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