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Life Forms Ejected on Asteroid Impact Could Survive to Reseed Earth

Life Forms Ejected on Asteroid Impact Could Survive to
Reseed Earth According to a Study Published in Astrobiology

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=24844

"In the event that an asteroid or comet would impact Earth
and send rock fragments containing embedded microorganisms
into space, at least some of those organisms might survive
and reseed on Earth or another planetary surface able to
support life, according to a study published in the Spring 2008
(Volume 8, Number 1) issue of Astrobiology."

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