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A. thaliana ecotype Col-0 plants were grown in soil (Scotts-Sierra Horticultural Products Company, Marysville, OH) in 5 cm pots (50 per flat) under fluorescent light 30 W/m 2/s with a 14 h light/10 h dark photoperiod for 3-4 weeks.
Treatment mixtures contained 25 mg of pure silica sand as a soil surrogate, about 5 mg K 2 FeO 4 , and different amounts of the nitrated organic compound 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT); amounts of TNT were 5, 10, 15, or 20 mg.
From work reported here, it appears that environmentally robust endospores, if delivered to Mars on spacecraft, could survive for extended periods of time in the cold, dry, preserving environment of Mars, despite the presence of strong oxidants in the soil.
They also include the counting of time and measuring of space, the meeting of communities, the working of the soil and caring for beasts.
On the other side of the frontier, U.S. forces in Afghanistan have found it challenging to organize effective joint operations, given Pakistan's limited capabilities and reluctance to permit U.S. military operations on its soil.