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SURVIVAL OF LICHENS IN SPACE
In 2005, ESA exposed two kinds of lichen to space for 14.6 days; both remained metabolically active and recovered after returning to Earth- Britain in the 1920s planted millions of Sitka spruce trees for timber, but scientists now say the country's forests support far fewer birds, plants, and insects than native woodlands
- In 1944, the US Coast Guard released 29 reindeer on an Alaskan island as a food supply; 19 years later, scientists found them to be 6000, and next winter, only 42 were alive
- European Space Agency sends Kombucha microbes to spaceKombucha cultures protect themselves against adverse conditions by making a cellulose-based structure to resist high temperatures and radia...02 Aug, 2015, 03.07 PM IST
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