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EPISODE · Mar 27, 2026 · 10 MIN

Could Star Eating Microbes Exist?

from The Last Show with David Cooper · host David Cooper

Computational biologist ⁠Nicholas Chia⁠ discusses whether the fictional star-eating 'astrophage' bacteria from sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary could plausibly exist out in the cosmos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Computational biologist ⁠Nicholas Chia⁠ discusses whether the fictional star-eating 'astrophage' bacteria from sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary could plausibly exist out in the cosmos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Computational biologist ⁠Nicholas Chia⁠ discusses whether the fictional star-eating 'astrophage' bacteria from sci-fi movie Project Hail Mary could plausibly exist out in the cosmos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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