DeepScience
09-10-04, 07:53 AM
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/10sep_radmicrobe.htm?list497018
Here's a story about how a bacteria found in the dead sea is helping research into cancer. I don't agree with their idea about aliens but everything else is cool. I had a go floating in the dead sea and I'm amazed that anything would be able to live there.
This microbe, called Halobacterium, may hold the key to protecting astronauts from one of the greatest threats they would face during a mission to Mars: space radiation. The harsh radiation of interplanetary space can penetrate astronauts' bodies, damaging the DNA in their cells, which can cause cancer and other illnesses. DNA damage is also behind cancers that people suffer here on Earth
Here's a story about how a bacteria found in the dead sea is helping research into cancer. I don't agree with their idea about aliens but everything else is cool. I had a go floating in the dead sea and I'm amazed that anything would be able to live there.
This microbe, called Halobacterium, may hold the key to protecting astronauts from one of the greatest threats they would face during a mission to Mars: space radiation. The harsh radiation of interplanetary space can penetrate astronauts' bodies, damaging the DNA in their cells, which can cause cancer and other illnesses. DNA damage is also behind cancers that people suffer here on Earth