Scientists Grew Microbes In Mars-Like Conditions

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Scientists Grew Microbes In Mars-Like Conditions - And They Didn't Just Survive... Salt-loving microbes kept for months in a lab version of the Martian underground did more than hang on. They grew, according to a study from University of Florida researchers published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology , in what lead author Adam Robinson says adds to "the growing body of evidence suggesting that we should consider the possibility of life on Mars today." The microbe is Haloferax volcanii , a salt-loving archaeon found in places like the Dead Sea and Utah's Great Salt Lake…

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