![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Martian, the bestselling book by Andy Weir published in 2011, revolves around the story of botanist Mark Watney who is stranded on Mars and tries to cultivate food. By experimenting with different rice strains and soil compositions, the team aims to develop rice varieties that can survive in extreme conditions, which may also have applications for agriculture on Earth.ĭuring the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, an abstract was presented by researchers from the University of Alberta proposing that rice modified genetically could grow in the Martian regolith. Researchers at the University of Arkansas have found that genetically modified rice could potentially grow on Mars, despite the presence of toxic perchlorate salts in Martian soil. ![]()
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