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Mars fungi could turn red planet dirt into crop-producing soil

Growing crops on Mars might seem like science fiction, but an international team of researchers believes a microscopic ally ...
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Can we grow life on Mars? Experiments show potential in simulated extraterrestrial soil

Life's capacity to survive in simulated lunar and Martian soils has been explored in two papers published in Scientific Reports. Treating simulated lunar soil with both symbiotic fungi and ...