News tagged with transpermia

Water Bears to Travel to Martian Moon, Test Theory of Transpermia

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny microscopic creatures commonly known as water bears (also called Tardigrades), along with a few other life forms, will be sent to the Martian moon Phobos to test whether organisms can ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 13, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (14) | 22

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'Extreme' genes shed light on origins of photosynthesis

(PhysOrg.com) -- While most school children understand that green plants photosynthesize, absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen, few people consider the profound global-scale effects that photosynthesis has had on Earth. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

Dec 11, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1

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