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Re:Repeating Radio Signals Coming from Distant Galaxy Detected by PoachedSausage on Thursday August 31, 2017 @10:57AM (#15140739)
The existence here on earth of fungi growing within the melted down Chernobyl reactor and possibly using Gamma radiation for it metabolism, makes me a bit more optimistic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotrophic_fungus

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Re:Repeating Radio Signals Coming from Distant Galaxy Detected by Narishma on Thursday August 31, 2017 @12:23PM (#15141399)
The difference is that existing life adapted to those conditions. It doesn't mean that it could start in them.
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