#How bacteria from Earth may help us colonize space

#How bacteria from Earth may help us colonize space

“#How bacteria from Earth may help us colonize space” As humans reach out into the solar system, it will be necessary to use resources available on other worlds. Carrying building supplies from Earth via rockets is both impractical and frightfully expensive. The best solution is to find means to utilize materials found on the Moon…

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#Biologists trace plants’ steady mitochondrial genomes to a gene found in viruses, bacteria

“#Biologists trace plants’ steady mitochondrial genomes to a gene found in viruses, bacteria” Arabidopsis plant that lacks functional copies of MSH1. Researchers investigated the role of this gene in mitochondrial genome stability. Credit: Colorado State University One could say that mitochondria, the energy-producing organelles inside every human cell, dance to their own beat. After all,…

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