DNA survives critical entry into Earth's atmosphere

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Some amazing news out of the University of Zurich this past week: scientists ran an experiment to determine if microbial DNA could make the journey into space, and back into the atmosphere on the outside of a rocket, and still survive. The result; it can! In an amazing discovery, the DNA not only came back alive, it was able to pass on genetic information.

This is quite a breakthrough in the way we look at how life spreads around the universe. More interesting, it gives us more insight on the possible biological beginnings of life on Earth.

University of Zurich. "DNA survives critical entry into Earth's atmosphere." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 26 November 2014. <www.sciencedaily.com 11="" 2014="" releases="" 141126144150.htm="">.</www.sciencedaily.com>