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Spanish mother and daughter team up to restore church frescoes using bacteria

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Spanish mother and daughter team up to restore church frescoes using bacteria

Spanish mother and daughter team up to restore church frescoes using bacteria VALENCIA: Spanish microbiologist and an art conservationist are collaborating on a project using bacteria to restore historic paintings in Valencia. Pilar Bosch, a microbiologist, discovered a method for using bacteria to clean frescoes while she was researching for her PhD in 2008. At … Read more

How a 378-day Mars simulation changed this Canadian scientist’s outlook on life

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How a 378-day Mars simulation changed this Canadian scientist’s outlook on life

When Kelly Haston emerged from NASA’s yearlong Mars simulation project, she was met with flashing cameras, beaming colleagues and rigorous applause. It was a stark change from the previous 378 days, during which she saw nobody but her three crew members, all sharing a quiet, 157-square-metre habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston meant to simulate an eventual … Read more