17-02-2017 23:20 via seattletimes.com

Biologists find weird cave life that may be 50,000 years old

BOSTON (AP) — Scientists examining caves in Mexico have found life trapped in crystals that could be 50,000 years old. Penelope Boston, head of NASA’s Astrobiology Institute, on Friday announced the findings of bizarre and ancient microbes in caves in Nica, Mexico. Her team revived the dormant microbes and plans another genetic analysis of the […]
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