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A biosignature is an observable feature whose presence or abundance may indicate biological activity, but robust interpretation requires ruling out plausible abiotic alternatives.
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Life can alter an environment by producing gases faster than nonbiological processes remove them, maintaining strong chemical disequilibrium, fractionating isotopes, or generating complex structures.
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Earth provides the only confirmed biosphere for calibration.