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Re:Fungi on Mars? Evidence of Growth and Behavior from Seque... by ultraklempo on Thursday May 06, 2021 @01:28PM (#27066506)
Not quite true, there are some rock-eating fungi. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/03/iron-eating-fungus-d...
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Re:Fungi on Mars? Evidence of Growth and Behavior from Seque... by sampo on Thursday May 06, 2021 @01:41PM (#27066694)
Also fungi that "feed" on ionizing radiation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotrophic_fungus
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Re:Fungi on Mars? Evidence of Growth and Behavior from Seque... by jtms on Thursday May 06, 2021 @01:30PM (#27066549)
interesting - didn't know this! Well I think we can confirm there are plenty of rocks on Mars.
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