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[Interview+] Can Mars Fight Back The Contamination from Earth
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Going to Mars means contaminating it with Earth's life. Most probably, we have already done it with our landers. But it appears, things might not be as bad as Mars could have a natural "built-in" protection against contamination. How does it work? Finding out in this interview.
🟣 Guest: Dr. Corien Bakermans https://altoona.psu.edu/person/corien-bakermans-phd
📜 ‘Water bears’ reveal potential for adapting, protecting Martian resources https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/water-bears-reveal-potential-adapting-protecting-martian-resources
0:00 Intro
01:48 Fantastic Tardigrades and where to find them
03:25 Martian regolith vs life
07:13 Earth soil vs Mars regolith
09:10 Experimental setup
14:49 Contamination risks for Mars
17:13 What's next for the research
18:21 Sub-zero bacteria
25:08 Current obsessions
28:56 Final thoughts