Cyanobacteria of the genus Nostoc
Cyanobacteria of the genus Nostoc
The cyanobacteria that the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is sending to the International Space Station as part of the BIOMEX experiment have already proven their tenacity and survival skills in a simulated Martian environment here on Earth. This image shows living cells, marked with a fluorescent dye, after undergoing a Mars simulation.
