Lichens... In... Space... :The Scientist [10th November 2005]

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Lichens... In... Space...

Posted by Chris Thorpe

[Entry posted at 10th November 2005 08:29 PM GMT]

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One more organism has taken a giant leap and gone into space, the humble lichen (really more than one species, as we all know that lichens are composites of algae and fungi). The European Space agency removed the lichens from the comfort of their ...

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