A unique prototype of microbial life designed on a real Martian material (IMAGE)

University of Vienna

A unique prototype of microbial life designed on a real Martian material

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The scanning transmission electron microscopy image of M. sedula cell grown on Black Beauty. Image reveals nonhomogeneous, rugged and coarse cellular interior of M. sedula filled with crystalline deposits.

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© Tetyana Milojevic

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