Scientists Have Grown Microbes on Actual Rock Bits From Mars
23 FEBRUARY 2021
Rock from Mars is a rare and precious resource here on Earth. So far, the only samples we have are chunks of meteorite, dislodged from the red planet and travelling through the Solar System until they smack into Earth.
A small piece of this invaluable stuff has just been put to a fascinating use: Scientists ground up a small piece of the Martian Black Beauty meteorite, and used it to grow extremophile microbes.
This not only demonstrates that life could actually exist in real Martian conditions, it provides astrobiologists with new biosignatures they could use to look for signs of ancient life in the crust of Mars.
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Today, I-95 Listeners Gave Shout Outs To Their Favorite People.
This morning, we thought it might be nice to give you a chance to honor someone awesome in your life. For like, no reason. We dubbed it Toot Another Tuesday . We shared a bunch on the air, and then put them here too, just for you! Or in this case, someone else!
JStew: To be honest, I can t get through anything like this without giving a shout out to the three baddest women I know. My mom, of course. Because well, she s my mom. You could not ask for a more fierce Mama Bear than her. My wife KStew, because she is my rock in every way, and puts up with me on my best days. Sometimes those are worse than my worst days, hahaha. And to my partner-in-crime, Cori. You just can t mess with a single mother of four. If that s not the epitome of strength and perseverance, I don t know what is.
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