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“Cleaning-Proof” Bacteria in Nasa’s White Rooms: What Is Known and Why Does It Matter to Mars?

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World, Jan 03, 2026 (ATB Digital).- The white rooms of NASA are the spatial equivalent to an operating room: air, humidity, dust and any biological rest are controlled with an almost obsessive discipline. The reason is simple and very practical. If a terrestrial bacterium slips into a probe, it could travel as a stowaway and reach another planet, confusing future life searches or altering an environment that we want to study as it is. It is like…
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The white rooms of NASA are the spatial equivalent of an operating room: air, humidity, dust and any biological rest are controlled with an almost obsessive discipline. The reason is simple and very practical. If a terrestrial bacterium slips into a probe, it could travel like a stowaway and reach another planet, confusing future life searches or altering an environment that we want to study as it is. It’s like trying to analyze a scene without …

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WWWhat's new broke the news in on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
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