Inside NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Spacecraft Assembly Facility, a species of bacteria was discovered which is highly resistant to gamma rays and ultraviolet radiation.
These microorganisms may now have been inadvertently transported to Mars, aboard the Spirit and Opportunity rovers. While it is probably unlikely that the bacteria will survive in that environment, it is possible that humanity has already seeded a planet other than the Earth with single-celled life.
Author: Milan
In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. In the fall of 2005, I began reading for an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford.
Outside school, I am very interested in photography, writing, and the outdoors. I am writing this blog to keep in touch with friends and family around the world, provide a more personal view of graduate student life in Oxford, and pass on some lessons I've learned here.
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Hello ,I recently isolated B. safensis from a “super yogurt starter” from a village in Iran. This microbe, along with its’ helpers makes yogurt in <16 hrs (starter also contained Clavispora lusitaniae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Lactobacillus gallinarium.
Lets' go to Mars
Mike McDowell