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Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.

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Scientists propose building a lab on the moon to screen Mars and other space samples for alien microbes before they ever ...

A biocontainment facility designed to protect Earth from potentially hazardous biotic contaminants from space should be part of a planned NASA base on the moon, a policy paper maintains.

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