Mars-Like Conditions Sufficient to Sustain Earth-Bound Microbes

skade88 writes "Does life exist on Mars? We might assume if there ever was life on Mars then it most likely came about when Mars was a wetter and warmer place than it is now. So the question is, if life did exist on Mars in the past, does it still exist? Ars takes a look at how microbes have survived on Earth in environmental conditions much like we currently see on Mars."

They're Earth-bound?

[plate_o_shrimp]

When are they expect to arrive here?

Re:Forget accidental contamination.

[NEDHead]

I smell a Kickstarter campaign!

Re:No, the question is: what happened

[jhoegl]

Anything to save us from the "looming fiscal cliff" eh?

Re: Blattaria Planet

[retroworks]

More specifically, let's start a Kickstarter campaign to put cockroaches on Mars. Lots of them, enough for them to eat each other and evolve quickly into a apecies that human religions, races and nations can rally against in a uniform cause. I think we could convince enough people it's a really really good idea.

Re: Blattaria Planet

[ColdWetDog]

Isn't there a limit on Kickstarter funding? Some of those politicians are pretty husky - it's going to take a bit of cash to get them to Mars.

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