Tag Archives: microbial contamination

Big Media, as usual, is twisting the discovery of the methane to mean that there probably are microbes beneath the windblown soil of the Red Planet. But the researchers say it could as easily be the result of geological processes. I agree with Instapundit that it would be best if the source was not microbial. If it was, we would then be faced with worrying about contamination of Mars from visiting humans or, perhaps worse, of Earth on their return. Be simpler all around if Mars is a reasonably sterile wasteland. Especially for the (admittedly debatable) dreams of making it a second, habitable home some day away from the threat of nuclear war.