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Mars has all we need to create oxygen, food and medicine using bacteria, study suggests
Mars has all we need to create oxygen and food, a new study suggests.German researchers have shown a bacteria can grow in Mars-like soil and atmospheric conditions simulated on Earth.Their findings suggest we could farm cyanobacteria to create oxygen and fuel for other life forms on the Red Planet.The University of Bremen study comes as NASA's Perseverance probe is set to land on Mars and begin its hunt for signs of alien life on Thursday.The scientists found that the hardy bacteria was able to grow in bioreactors that could be used on the surface of Mars.They would act as "pressure cookers" to increase the planet's ultra-low atmospheric pressure and only use the nutrient-rich soils found on the surface.Study lead author Dr Cyprien Verseux
