Kevin Street wrote: > > One thing I wonder about though that isn't addressed by this > > research is the importance of symbiotic bacteria and little > > one-celled critters in soil. Your average handful of dirt is > > teeming with microscopic life, so it would be kind of a shock > > to the system to put one of these new, toughened plants > > directly into martian "dirt" (or dust, or whatever). The > > plant wouldn't have any other organisms around to help it > > out, which might make it harder to survive. > Robert Seeberger wrote: > And they might get lonely! > > xponent > Mars is A Lonely Desert Maru > rob
Yeah, they might act all tough and well adapted, but they'd still be lonely inside and pining for companionship. How can we nip this problem in the bud? Maybe little chip size radio transmitters could be buried with each plant. They say that houseplants grow better when Beethoven is played, but what composer would be best suited for Mars? Kevin Street -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.10/73 - Release Date: 8/15/2005 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
