Can we use fungus to mine precious metals from asteroids?

An experiment on board the ISS tested the use of microorganisms to mine asteroids in the microgravity environment.

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have identified a bacterial genus that promotes root growth and nitrogen uptake in plants. The findings open new possibilities for developing ...

How can microbes be used to help enhance human space exploration, specifically on the Moon and Mars? This is what a recent study published in npj Micrograv | Space ...

Perfectly adapted microorganisms live in extreme environments from deep-sea trenches to mountaintops. Learning more about how these extremophiles survive in hostile conditions could inform scientists ...

Financial support for this project has been provided by the Department of Chemistry at Clemson University and by CAPES (Brazil). George Chumanov does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...