Toxic soil on Mars was supposed to kill our building bacteria
Sandeep K S
4 days ago
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Toxic soil on Mars was supposed to kill our building bacteria. Instead, it made them build stronger.
Mars is covered in Perchlorate, a toxic salt that poses a major challenge for future colonizers. Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) feared this chemical would kill the bacteria needed to manufacture "biocement" bricks from Martian soil.
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