Bengaluru: Planet Mars is often endorsed as an exit plan for earthly beings, but

odds of surviving in its extreme conditions are far from known.

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and ISRO’s Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) took a step closer to understanding what may survive on the ‘red planet’.

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Scientists found that baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae), a fungus, could withstand meteor attacks and toxic chemicals, typical to the existing Mars environment.

For the experiment, they put yeast through a Martian obstacle course—high-intensity shock waves and perchlorate salts, which act as toxic chemicals.

The study , titled ‘Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) condensates modulate survival in response to Mars-like stres

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