A pair of researchers at The Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics in the U.K. has found evidence suggesting that strong vertical winds in the upper atmosphere could push bacteria higher than 120 km. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, Arjun Berera and Daniel Brener describe a model that shows how strong winds might behave in the upper reaches of the atmosphere.
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