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Mushroom houses on Mars

Original post made on May 7, 2018

NASA Ames are looking to the surprisingly versatile properties of fungal roots for a possible solution for a future mission to Mars

Read the full story here Web Link posted Sunday, May 6, 2018, 11:51 AM

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Posted by Steph
a resident of Rex Manor
on May 7, 2018 at 2:51 pm

Inspired and inspiring work. One correction: Cyanobacteria produce oxygen and _consume_ carbon dioxide. Mars has a very thin atmosphere, primarily composed of CO2.


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