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In 1976, a Viking probe landed on Mars. Strange activity in Martian soil that was similar to microbes giving off gas was detected. A subsequent test for organic matter turned out negative and it was concluded that Mars was dead. However, former mission scientist for NASA Dr. Gil Levin says that experiments that were touted as disproof of life were using imprecise tools--much less precise than those used to detect the strange soil activity. It seems that he believes that the first test did detect life.
All information from:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2941826.stm
All information from:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2941826.stm