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Two remarkable bacteria could facilitate 3D printing on Mars besides producing oxygen for astronauts.

Scientists have discovered that perchlorate, a chemical previously thought harmful to Martian life, can actually strengthen bacteria-made "space bricks." Researchers found that under specific ...

Mars is seen as the next major challenge for human exploration, but establishing life there is not easy.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bacterium, Tersicoccus phoenicis, was named to reference its discovery in clean rooms (“Tersi”, Latin for clean), its cell ...

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