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Scientists Are Legitimately Planning to Freeze Life on the Moon, Like a Modern Noah's Ark

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Scientists from the Smithsonian Institute and others around the world are collaborating on a bold idea: deep freezing samples of life on Earth and preserving them at sites near the Moon ’s north and south poles.

They lay out a case study in a new peer-reviewed paper involving a fish called the Starry Goby , and describe why and how it should be preserved.

Carl Sagan : Protecting Earth ’s life must be a top priority in the rush on the Moon sites for industries and many types of science.

The small Starry Goby could lead the way into a safer future for all life on Earth .

“Realizing a lunar biorepository will require collaboration by a broad array of nations, cultural groups, agencies, and international stakeholders to develop acceptable sample holding, governance, and long-term plans.

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