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This Clever Trick Could Help Us Spot Life on Mars

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Researchers from Germany and Portugal have shown that three species of microbes are attracted by and will move toward an amino acid called L-serine.

The amino acid invokes chemotaxis in some life forms, a process of movement in response to a chemical.

Future astronauts could use this method to identify the presence of similar microorganisms in extraterrestrial samples.

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