an idea

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an idea

R.L. — 5/27/2001 10:32:02 PM (archived)

Could we take a selection of the hardiest microbes, put them in a terrarium and then slowly change the environment in the terrarium to be more like mars? The idea is that microbes have shown already how adaptable they are...they would be forced to adapt to survive, (and thrive?), on mars.
Genetic engineering could be used to speed up the process...

if we could develop something that eats rust and releases oxygen in a mars climate we could really have something...

just kicking around an idea here...

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Microorganisms grown in Mars-like environment - Mark Eby - 5/27/2001 7:48:04 PM
- How about this? - Jacob Samorodin - 5/30/2001 12:08:29 AM
  - One must ask- - Mike F. - 5/30/2001 7:44:03 AM
- an idea - R.L. - 5/27/2001 10:32:02 PM
  - Re: an idea - Justin Kelly - 5/28/2001 9:26:31 AM
    - Sadly, rather endothermic - Nick Hoffman - 5/28/2001 3:00:16 PM
      - AHEM! - Mike F. - 5/30/2001 6:38:02 AM
        
        Metals - Nick Hoffman - 5/30/2001 12:53:07 PM
        
        Correction- - Mike F. - 5/30/2001 7:35:37 AM
  - Rust and CO2 - Nick Hoffman - 5/28/2001 8:55:57 AM
    - With the right enzymes - Mike F. - 5/30/2001 6:46:56 AM
      - Diamonds in the sky with Lucy - Nick Hoffman - 5/30/2001 6:42:30 PM
        
        Well, - Mike F. - 5/30/2001 8:59:03 PM

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