 In an interview with Lisa @-@ Joy <unk> of the National Science Foundation , Steven Vogt was asked what he thought about the chances of life existing on Gliese 581 g . Vogt was optimistic : " I 'm not a biologist , nor do I want to play one on TV . Personally , given the ubiquity and propensity of life to flourish wherever it can , I would say that ... the chances of life on this planet are 100 % . I have almost no doubt about it . " In the same article Dr. Seager is quoted as saying " Everyone is so primed to say here 's the next place we 're going to find life , but this isn 't a good planet for follow @-@ up . " According to Vogt , the long lifetime of red dwarfs improves the chances of life being present . " It 's pretty hard to stop life once you give it the right conditions " , he said . " Life on other planets doesn 't mean E.T. Even a simple single @-@ cell bacteria or the equivalent of shower mold would shake perceptions about the uniqueness of life on Earth . " 
