Life, as they say, finds a way – even the best places in the world.
Scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, with India and Saudi Arabia researchers, discovering 26 unknown bacteria species in clean rooms Landers in Phoenix Mars for August 2007 launch.
Clean contents Decontaminated and severe controlled environments are specified to prevent microbial life from hitching in space. But some microorganisms, known as extremophileesshow striking stability in non-found environments, if that is vacuum in space, Hydrothermal Vents on the slopes of the volcanoes in the undersea, or even the places in NASA.
“Our study refers to understand the risk of extremophiles that are transferred to space missions and to know what microorganisms Alexandre Rosado, a researcher of Saudi Arabia, as a statement.
“This effort is important for monitoring the risk of Microbial contamination And protect against the unintentional colonization of exploring the planets, “Rosado added.
These Hardy Microbes can also offer insights that can benefit from life WORLD. Scientists make genetic research on samples accumulated from the payload risk of harming the NASA Kennedy Space Center In Florida, one at the last stop for Phoenix before launching from neighboring caveral canaceral space station station (then known as Cape Canaveral Air Force Station).
They found 53 straps they specified in the 26 species of novel. And they dig the kinds of these new extremophiles, looking for clues that help explain their unique survivility. The keys can be in the gene involved in DNA repair, detoxification of harmful substances and meticulous metabolism, according to the team.
“Genes introduced to newly discovered bacteria species can be engineered for medical applications, food conservation and other industries,” a postdoctoral partner.
And, of course, research helps improve clean room protocols to minimize the risk of biological missions in future missions.
“Together, we are unraveling the mysteries of microbes that withstand the extreme conditions of space – organisms with the potential to revolutionize the life sciences, bioengineering and interplanetary exploration,” Kasthuri Venkateswaran, a retired JPL scientist and a lead author of the study on the Research, which was published May 12 in the Journal Microbiome.
