Interesting articles on how a fungus is using radiation to grow at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor that melted.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/05/070522-fungi.html
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20070422222547data_trunc_sys.shtml
I think it make a good case that life can exist quite easily in deadly environments and that chances for life outside of Earth is much more than likely.
It's my wish to see a dedicated mission to Mars for the sole purpose of finding life since there is evidence that liquid water exists there.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/05/070522-fungi.html
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20070422222547data_trunc_sys.shtml
I think it make a good case that life can exist quite easily in deadly environments and that chances for life outside of Earth is much more than likely.
It's my wish to see a dedicated mission to Mars for the sole purpose of finding life since there is evidence that liquid water exists there.