June 13, 2005

Earth microbes may survive on Mars

Terrestrial microbes that hitch a ride to Mars on spacecraft may be able to survive under special circumstances, according to a new laboratory study.

Article at New Scientist


I've read before that microbes from Earth could survive in space. It's a good thing that NASA is taking care not to contaminate Mars with Earth organisms. After all, we're not absolutely sure that life doesn't exist somewhere on Mars.

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