<p>Q&A: Standing Up for the Planet</p><p>From Earth's extremities to distant exoplanets, astrobiologist Nathalie Cabrol is searching for life. As Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute, she explores how life begins, how intelligence evolves, and how curiosity might connect us across the cosmos.</p><p>Read more: <a href="https://issuu.com/immediatemediabrandedcontent/docs/natural_history_museum_magazine_aut_2d5c4b445ab8e9/56" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="issuu.com/immediatemediabrandedcontent/docs/natural_history_museum_magazine_aut_2d5c4b445ab8e9/56"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">issuu.com/immediatemediabrande</span><span class="invisible">dcontent/docs/natural_history_museum_magazine_aut_2d5c4b445ab8e9/56</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/astrobiology/" rel="tag">#astrobiology</a></p>
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<p>On our latest <a href="/tags/setilive/" rel="tag">#SETILive</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a>, Beth asked Dr. Eric Boyd to explain what it means when he says a microbe breathes in two ways. Listen to the full episode at <a href="https://feeds.libsyn.com/462636/rss" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>feeds.libsyn.com/462636/rss</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/astrobiology/" rel="tag">#astrobiology</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>
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