So, Rogozin highlighted one of the works.
“In fact, it (this experiment. - RT ) can be of great scientific importance, since it shows that the microflora that is on board (ISS. - RT ), that is, in open space, temperature, vacuum, persists. This may be a definite key to the answer to the question about the origin of life on Earth, ”he explained.
According to the head of the state corporation, microbes can actually survive in space.
In January, it was reported that over 100 species of microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi, were found in samples brought from the International Space Station.
It also became known that live microorganisms were found in the depths of the Chilean Atacama desert.
The discovery was made with the help of the rover, taking samples of the soil. In them, scientists first discovered bacteria that adapted to a medium similar to the Martian.
Read more - in the material RT.