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Dried, but living dormant endospores of Bacillus subtilis were incubated in a Mars surrogate soil containing 20% by weight of K 2 FeO 4 . Incubation conditions similar to those now on Mars (dry, cold, and a CO 2 -enriched atmosphere) were used.
An alternative hypothesis is that given the possible presence of ferrate in the soil, the present environmental conditions on Mars are not highly conducive to ferrate-based oxidation reactions, including those potentially affecting dormant and hostile-environment-resistant life forms.
Bacterial endospores are a prime example of resistant dormancy structures, and recent research indicates that such dormant forms of bacteria can survive for even millions of years, under appropriate conditions.
Another bit of news convergence: both the NYT and WP have front page stories reporting that Switzerland's major banks are publishing a list today of about 2,000 of their dormant WWII-era accounts that may include the assets of Holocaust victims.
Although even the United Farm Workers considers the strike against table grapes to be "dormant," until last Thursday it was still going strong, reports the Wall Street Journal , at Harvard.