Northern Arizona University Researchers Successfully Grow Crops in Simulated Space Soil Using Composted Human Waste
April 15, 2026
April 15, 2026
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, April 15 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news:
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Space Farming
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What started as a project to compost human stools has turned into an experiment that could open the possibilities for colonizing another planet.
Jeff Meilander, research scientist and program manager in Greg Caporaso's lab at the Pathogen and Microbiome Institute (PMI) at NAU, has been working with composting to improv . . .
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Space Farming
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What started as a project to compost human stools has turned into an experiment that could open the possibilities for colonizing another planet.
Jeff Meilander, research scientist and program manager in Greg Caporaso's lab at the Pathogen and Microbiome Institute (PMI) at NAU, has been working with composting to improv . . .