Life on Mars? Tiny cells just survived shock waves and toxic soil

ScienceDaily
Apr 12, 2026, 3:00 am107 ptsTrending
Mars may be hostile, but it might not be entirely unlivable. In lab experiments, yeast cells survived simulated Martian shock waves and toxic perchlorate salts—two major environmental threats on the Red Planet. Their secret weapon was forming protective molecular clusters that shield critical cellular…

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