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A fantastical creature with a human face, colorful body, four legs, and spiky hair stands on grass, illustrated in a medieval manuscript style.
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The Well
The ocean is evolving, and it’s not based on the ‘survival of the fittest’
The ocean is evolving, and it’s not based on the ‘survival of the fittest.’ Astrobiologist Betül Kaçar explains how it’s not competition that has kept the ocean alive, but collaboration.
Betül Kaçar 
Black and white illustration of a stylized human eye in the top left and a detailed depiction of an eyeball’s internal structure in the bottom right on a beige background.
2mins
The Well
What NASA is really looking for in space
We may be close to finding life beyond Earth. But would we even recognize it if we did? Astrobiologist Betül Kaçar explains what signs NASA is looking for.
Betül Kaçar 
A petri dish containing various colorful bacterial colonies growing on agar, viewed from above against a dark background.
6mins
The Well
Meet the survivors of Earth’s worst days
These microbes endured the unlivable. The NASA astrobiologist who studies them reveals what that means for us today
Betül Kaçar 
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Using Viruses to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
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