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Chemical, molecular, isotopic, or morphological feature that indicates the presence of extant or extinct life, as we know it.

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  • ABOUT
    • Raison D’être
    • The NoRCEL TEAM
    • The Uniqueness of NoRCEL – Future Forward
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    • Latin America Hub (LAHUB)
      • LAHub2022 1st LATIN AMERICA Colloquium
  • PROJECTS
    • ASEN – Astroscience Exploration Network
      • ASEN2023
      • ASEN 2022
    • NoRCEL’s Blue Earth Project
      • NoRCEL’s Blue Earth Project 2023 Event (BEP2023)
      • NORCEL’s Blue Earth Project 2022 Virtual Event (BEP2022)
    • International Frontiers of Sciences
      • iFS2021 – International Frontiers of Science
    • Frontiers of Sciences
      • Frontiers of Sciences VII event
    • Sub-Saharan African Outreach Activities
    • NoRCEL Dictionary
    • NoRCEL Gap Map – An ‘unreview’ of universal biology
      • NoRCEL GapMap Form
  • EVENTS
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      • 6th NoRCEL CONFERENCE
      • NoRCEL21
    • Workshops
    • Visits and outreach
    • Student Awards
    • NoRCEL Publications
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