Penn State-Altoona: In Brief - Creating Functional Soils to Support Plants and Humans on Mars
February 19, 2026
February 19, 2026
ALTOONA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University at Altoona issued the following news:
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In brief: Creating functional soils to support plants and humans on Mars
With future intended human missions to Mars, Corien Bakermans, professor of microbiology at Penn State Altoona, and international collaborators are investigating whether Martian regolith -- the loose mineral deposits that cover the surface of Mars -- could be useful or h . . .
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In brief: Creating functional soils to support plants and humans on Mars
With future intended human missions to Mars, Corien Bakermans, professor of microbiology at Penn State Altoona, and international collaborators are investigating whether Martian regolith -- the loose mineral deposits that cover the surface of Mars -- could be useful or h . . .