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Ep 09: What If There’s Already Life on Mars?

Making New Worlds by Erika Nesvold

Jan 24, 201830:34Science & Medicine

How do we make sure we don’t bring harmful extraterrestrial microorganisms back to Earth from space? How do we keep our Earth microbes from contaminating potentially habitable worlds like Mars or Europa? How much effort...

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Ep 09: What If There’s Already Life on Mars? is an episode from Making New Worlds by Erika Nesvold. How do we make sure we don’t bring harmful extraterrestrial microorganisms back to Earth from space? How do we keep our Earth microbes from...

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Published Jan 24, 2018, 30:34 long, audio available.

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How do we make sure we don’t bring harmful extraterrestrial microorganisms back to Earth from space? How do we keep our Earth microbes from contaminating potentially habitable worlds like Mars or Europa? How much effort do we really need to put into protecting these hypothetical lifeforms? SETI marine biologist Margaret Race joins us to explain … Continue reading "Ep 09: What If There’s Already Life on Mars?"

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Published Jan 24, 2018 and 30:34 long