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Americans would welcome alien life rather than fear it

U.S. volunteers were pretty positive about the hypothetical discovery of E.T.

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ITSY BITSY ALIENS Americans would probably welcome the discovery of microbial alien life.

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By Maria Temming

- More than 2 years ago

AUSTIN, Texas — If alien microbes crash-land on Earth, they may get a warm welcome.

When people were asked how they would react to the discovery of extraterrestrial microbial life, they give generally positive responses, researchers reported at a news conference February 16 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.