“It will just eat what you give it and it will not start using the ionising radiation – we tested that many times. But if the fungus finds itself in nutrient-deficient conditions – for example, right ...

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More information: Kaja Skubała et al, Ionizing radiation resilience: how metabolically active lichens endure exposure to the simulated Mars atmosphere, IMA Fungus (2025). DOI: 10.3897/imafungus.

including exposure to ionising radiation, while maintaining a metabolically active state. Published in the open-access journal IMA Fungus, a new study highlights the potential for lichens to ...

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For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that certain lichen species can survive Mars-like conditions, including exposure to ionising radiation, while maintaining a metabolically active state ...