NASA discovered a bacteria that can ‘play dead’—and might have accidentally sent it to Mars

In 2013, NASA discovered a bacteria evading its most stringent disinfections. Scientists just figured out how it does it.
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NASA’s Clean Rooms May Have Accidentally Sent This “Zombie” Bacteria to Mars

A newly understood bacterium discovered in NASA’s clean rooms is raising the possibility that microbes from Earth have ...

Unsafe levels of bacteria fester in Pismo Lagoon, group says. Who will clean it up?

The creek is under the jurisdiction of the city of Pismo Beach, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board and ...

Scientists Discover Ocean Bacteria That Feast on Plastic

A newly discovered enzyme motif reveals how ocean microbes are evolving to digest plastic, potentially aiding future cleanup ...