Bacteria that thrive on Earth may not make it in the alien lands of Mars. A potential deterrent is perchlorate, a toxic ...
Researchers investigated how bacteria, used to create bricks from Martian soil, react to perchlorate, a chemical found on Mars. While perchlorate slowed bacterial growth, it surprisingly resulted in ...
A bacterium that can not only withstand but thrive on arsenic has been discovered by NASA scientists at the bottom of a Californian volcanic lake. That the bacteria can live on such a toxic substance ...