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Microbes extract metals from meteorite on space station in zero gravity test

Microbes could be the future space miners, helping humans survive on long-term missions by ...

Space mining without heavy machines? Microbes harvest metals from meteorites aboard space station

If humankind is to explore deep space, one small passenger should not be left behind: microbes. In fact, it would be impossible to leave them behind, since they live on and in our bodies, surfaces and ...