Sentences with phrase «hosted microbial life»

Oxygen seems an obvious place to start, but we know Earth hosted microbial life when it had no detectable oxygen in its atmosphere during the Archaean period — 4 to 2.5 billion years ago.

That's precisely because these may mark sites where Earth - like habitable conditions formerly prevailed, and may have once hosted microbial life just like Earth.

The Cassini spacecraft, a NASA mission, found signs that Saturn's moon, Enceladus, might host microbial life.

Data collected by the Dawn spacecraft during its analysis of the dwarf planet Ceres has revealed the presence of organic molecules on the 590 mile (950 km) object, meaning it could potentially host microbial life, according to research published this...

Data collected by the Dawn spacecraft during its analysis of the dwarf planet Ceres has revealed the presence of organic molecules on the 590 mile (950 km) object, meaning it could potentially host microbial life, according to research published this week in the journal Science.

Not exact matches

Because such chemistry provides energy for microbial life on Earth, the discovery makes Enceladus the top candidate for hosting life elsewhere in the solar system — besting even Jupiter's Europa, another icy moon with an ocean.

They make a living by slipping inside their microbial hosts and hijacking their biochemistry to make many new copies of themselves.

Recent discoveries have revealed that the vast majority of life on our planet is microbial; however, still lacking is an understanding of how microbes function and the role that specific microbes play in regulating host physiology and health.

Scientists are still trying to explain how this microbial diversity comes about, but it is likely influenced by factors including diet, environment, host genetics and exposure to microbes early in life.

According to a survey conducted by astronomers at Cornell University, the Milky Way may be host to over 100 million planets hosting life beyond the microbial stage.

According to a survey conducted by astronomers at Cornell University, the Milky Way may be host to over 100 million planets hosting life beyond the microbial stage (Image: PHL at UPR Arecibo / NASA / Richard Wheeler @Zephyris)

Again quoting from the free encyclopedia, «Probiotics are live microorganisms that may confer a health benefit on the host... «live microbial feed supplement which beneficially affects the host animal by improving its intestinal microbial balance»... commonly consumed as part of fermented foods with specially added active live cultures.»