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SEM image showing Metallosphaera sedula cells colonizing the surface of the NWA 1172 particles. Image credit: Milojevic et al, doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-54482-7.

Scientists Find Meteorite-Eating Microorganism

Dec 5, 2019 by Enrico de Lazaro

A species of archaea called Metallosphaera sedula is capable of growth on stony meteorites, utilizing metals trapped within these extraterrestrial objects...