OT: signs of life could be detectable in single ice grains from extraterrestrial bodies

Source:
University of Washington

 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240322145406.htm

Summary:
 Could life be found in frozen sea spray from moons orbiting Saturn or Jupiter?
 New research finds that life can be detected in a single ice grain containing one bacterial cell or portions of a cell.
 The results suggest that if life similar to that on Earth exists on these planetary bodies,
 that this life should be detectable by instruments launching in the fall .

quote:
"Newly published results show that instruments slated to go on future missions,
 like the SUrface Dust Analyzer onboard Europa Clipper,
 can detect cellular material in one out of hundreds of thousands of ice grains.
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