If it moves, it's probably alive: Searching for life on other planets
A new approach suggests using attractants to draw extremophile microbes to detection systems, simplifying life identification on Mars and other celestial bodies.
A promising (and surprisingly simple) way to detect alien life
Astrobiologists face the question of detecting extraterrestrial life; new methods must distinguish living from non-living samples, with microbial motility emerging as a promising biosignature.
