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science17 days ago•4 min saved

Scientists Discover 26 New Bacterial Species in NASA Cleanrooms

Scientists discovered 26 new bacterial species in NASA's sterile cleanrooms, which could potentially survive space travel and contaminate Mars. They plan to test these microbes in a Mars-like environment to assess their resilience, highlighting the importance of planetary protection and microbial survival strategies.

via Live Science|

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science17 days ago•4 min saved

NASA's Cleanrooms Yield 26 New Bacterial Species

Scientists discovered 26 new bacterial species in NASA's sterile cleanrooms, which despite rigorous cleaning, harbor microbes with survival strategies that could potentially withstand space travel and contaminate Mars, prompting further testing in a planetary simulation chamber to assess their resilience under space-like conditions.

via Yahoo|

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