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Nature 411, 229 (17 May 2001) | doi:10.1038/35077295

Resuscitated 'alien' microbes stir up an Italian storm

Alison Abbott

Two Naples scientists claim to have found extraterrestrial bacteria in ancient rocks and meteorites from one of the city's museums. Italy's national academy of sciences, the Accademia dei Lincei, agreed to publish the controversial result after a heated debate on 11 May.