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NASA’s Viking Mission May Have Destroyed Martian Life with Water Experiments
In 1975, NASA’s Viking mission tested Martian soil for microbial life using liquid water. A recent theory suggests this approach may have destroyed microbes adapted to Mars' dry, salt-driven conditions. Astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch proposes revisiting our assumptions about life on Mars and prioritising methods suited to its hyperarid enviro...
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Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity took a 16-minute drive on Wednesday, its first since it reached the Red Planet, to search for habitats that could have supported microbial life. The $2.5-billion, two-year mission, NASA's first astrobiology initiative since the 1970s-era Viking probes, kicked off on August 6, with a risky, but successful landing on at a ...
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Blood test reduces need for antibiotics
A blood test may be able to help doctors determine which patients need antibiotics and which do not.
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NASA’s Viking Mission May Have Destroyed Martian Life with Water Experiments
In 1975, NASA’s Viking mission tested Martian soil for microbial life using liquid water. A recent theory suggests this approach may have destroyed microbes adapted to Mars' dry, salt-driven conditions. Astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch proposes revisiting our assumptions about life on Mars and prioritising methods suited to its hyperarid enviro...
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Mars rover Curiosity aces first test drive
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity took a 16-minute drive on Wednesday, its first since it reached the Red Planet, to search for habitats that could have supported microbial life. The $2.5-billion, two-year mission, NASA's first astrobiology initiative since the 1970s-era Viking probes, kicked off on August 6, with a risky, but successful landing on at a ...
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Blood test reduces need for antibiotics
A blood test may be able to help doctors determine which patients need antibiotics and which do not.
