A laboratory experiment found that the salt-loving archaeon Haloferax volcanii can grow for 160 days under conditions simulating brine beneath the Martian surface.
A laboratory experiment found that the salt-loving archaeon Haloferax volcanii can grow for 160 days under conditions simulating brine beneath the Martian surface.
Growing a microbe in a lab jar that mimics Mars is not Mars, and 160 days in a flask is a long way from proof of life under the surface. Where’s the field data, or are we just supposed to trust a petri dish?