Shubhanshu Shukla, IISc-IISER team, find how brick-building bacteria react to toxin in Martian soil

A toxic chemical long considered hostile to life on Mars, may not be an obstacle to building on the Red Planet after all. Instead, it could.

Toxic chemical in Martian soil leads to stronger brick-building bacteria

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have investigated how bacteria that can mould Martian soil into brick-like structures fare in the presence of perchlorate, a toxic ...