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Scientists seek to tempt aliens out of hiding with chemical in blood

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A new device could help scientists find alien microbes living on Mars .

It uses a common amino acid that's found in abundance in human blood.

NASA investigators have found L-serine and similar “proteinogenic” amino acids buried in meteorites.

The device could be a simple way to look for life on future Mars missions.

L-serine was, for these three organisms, the most potent.

But challenges still remain before a device like this can touch down on the Martian surface.

" The Southern Highlands of Mars would meet these conditions," says Dirk Schulze-Makuch .

Another possibility would be low-altitude spots like the floor of the expansive canyon Valles Marineris .

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