But what if alien life was more dim green slime than brainy green men ?
但是,如果外星人生命是比聪明绿人更暗淡的绿色黏液呢?
Besides , we won 't know whether such " biosignatures " are an indication of slime or civilization .
另外,我们将不会知道那样的“生命信号”所预示的究竟是一堆烂泥还是一种文明。
My name comes from a latin word that means slime or poison .
我的名字来自一个表示粘液或者毒物的拉丁单词。
To further confirm their results , the researchers grew bacterial colonies near wells filled with a solution of ammonia and found the same slime gradient .
Because biofilms increase bacteria 's resistance to antibiotics and are known to coat many implanted medical devices , learning more about how and why bacteria produce slime could have important medical applications .
Instead the researchers observed a gradient : the cultures toward the middle of the plate , nearest to the left-side bacteria feasting on the nutrient-rich medium , oozed the most slime and took on a pinkish tint .