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  • n  free-living Gram-negative pink to purplish-brown bacteria containing bacteriochlorophyll
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  • Report: Purple bacteria on Earth could survive alien light
    Purple bacteria contain pigments that allow them to use sunlight as their source of energy, hence their color. Small as they are, these microbes can teach us a lot about life on Earth, because they have been around longer than most other organisms on the planet. read more        
    July 24, 2013 - TG Daily
  • How Purple Bacteria Could Survive Alien Light
    April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Purple bacteria , which have been around longer than most other organisms on the planet, contain pigments that allow them to use sunlight as their energy source. Neil Johnson , a University of Miami (UM) physicist who studies these magenta microbes, recently discovered they can also survive in the presence of extreme alien light. The findings ...
    July 24, 2013 - redOrbit
  • Purple bacteria on Earth could survive alien light
    Purple bacteria contain pigments that allow them to use sunlight as their source of energy, hence their color. Physicists recently found that these organisms can also survive in the presence of extreme alien light. The findings show that the way in which light is received by the bacteria can dictate the difference between life and death.
    July 23, 2013 - Science Daily

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